μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Inexhaustible milk. (Cf. D1018.)

Magic. · Magic objects. · Characteristics of magic objects. · Other characteristics of magic objects. · view the constellation · filed as D1652.3

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Filed under Inexhaustible object. Keeps magically renewing itself or expanding.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Cow with inexhaustible milk Goat with inexhaustible milk
Filed beside it
Magic object causes thing to become inexhaustible Inexhaustible food. (Cf. D1030, and in general D1470–D1499.) Inexhaustible drink. (Cf. D1040, D1472.1.16.) Magic gun is always loaded. (Cf. D1096.1.) Inexhaustible vessel. (Cf. D1171.) Ever-burning lamp. (Cf. D1162.1, D1645.) Unfading garlands. (Cf. D975.) Inexhaustible cloth. (Cf. D1051, D1052, D1652.12.) Monkey cut in two by magic sword becomes two monkeys. (Cf. D1081.) Inexhaustible fuel Ever-burning candle. (Cf. D1162.2.) Mantle ever new. (Cf. D1053.) Everlasting wine-odor. (Cf. D1046.1.) Sheep with inexhaustible wool. (Cf. B184.6, B412.) Inexhaustible well. (Cf. D926.) Lime (for building church) miraculously renewed by power of saint
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Magic milk of animal Flow of cow's milk increased by licking saint's garment. (Cf. D1052, D1652.3.)

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