μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Inexhaustible bread. (Cf. D1031.1.)

Magic. · Magic objects. · Characteristics of magic objects. · Other characteristics of magic objects. · view the constellation · filed as D1652.1.1

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Filed across the traditions
  • Breton Sébillot Incidents s. v. "pain"
  • England Baughman
  • Jewish Neuman
  • India Thompson-Balys. Cf. Mark 6:41ff.
  • general *Saintyves Éssais 231ff.
  • general *Fb "brød" IV 74b
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Filed under Inexhaustible food. (Cf. D1030, and in general D1470–D1499.)

Filed beside it
Miraculous increasing of small quantity of victuals or drinks to feed a great number of people Cake magically increases. (Cf. D1031.2.) Inexhaustible grain Ever-renewing cheese. (Cf. D1036.1.) Inexhaustible chestnut. (Cf. D1035.1.) Inexhaustible coconut. (Cf. D1035.2.) Inexhaustible fruit Magic pill on which one feeds self for years. (Cf. D1243.) Inexhaustible meat. (Cf. D1032.) Inexhaustible fish
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Magic bread The more bread (flour) the monks give to the poor the more God places in their bins. (Cf. D1652.1.1.)

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