μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Fountains poison and cure. One, with bronze vessel, tastes sweet and poisons; other, with iron vessel, tastes bitter and cures.

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  • Irish myth Cross.
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Filed under Magic object works in contrary fashions.

Filed beside it
Wands of life and death. Pointed with one end, kill; with the other, resuscitate. (Cf. D1254.1, D1402.10.) Ointment cures left cheek, not right. (Cf. D1244.) Well of life and death. Situated on one hand, kills; on the other, protects against disease. (Cf. E82.) Well rises or sinks to indicate long or short life. (Cf. D926.) Magic tree gives money to good brother, poisonous animals to bad. (Cf. D950.)

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