μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 3references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • IrishPlummer clxxxv, *Cross
  • JewishNeuman
  • Buddhist mythMalalasekera II 824, 930.
Within the index

Filed under Other characteristics of magic objects.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Drink has taste of any liquor desired. (Cf. D1040.)Cow whose milk "tastes of honey and intoxicating wine and the satisfaction of good food." (Cf. B19.2, B182, F241.2.)Fruit has any taste desired. (Cf. D980.)Manna tastes bitter to gentiles. (Cf. D1031.0.1.)
Filed beside it
Magic object obeys master aloneInexhaustible object. Keeps magically renewing itself or expandingInfallible articleImmovable objectInvisible objects. (Cf. D1981.3; F235.1.)Incombustible objects. (Cf. D1841.3; D2158.2; F979.5.)Untiring objectGrateful objectsMagic object cannot be replacedMagic object works by being strokedMagic object works in contrary fashionsSummer and winter garden. Garden which blooms in winter. (Cf. D961.)Sword leaves no trace of blow behind it. (Cf. D1081, D1564.7, F833.)Magic garden grows at once. (Cf. D961.)Magic tree continually in fruit. (Cf. D950.)Silver in chain increases in fire. (Cf. D1078.)
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Magic foodMagic food causes intoxication and sobriety. (Cf. D1030.)

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