μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 5references

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.

  • Irish mythCross
  • GreekGrote I 105
  • Italian NovellaRotunda
  • JewishNeuman
  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Acquisition of magic powers. (Cf. D810.)

3 finer motifs beneath it
Soothsaying learned from a godMagic power from celestial maidenMagic power from stone idol
Filed beside it
Man given power of wishingMan receives divine "possession" (becomes a diviner)Magic power from magicianMagic power from saint. (Cf. D1713, V223.4.1.)Magic power from fairyMagic power from Death. Death as godfather. (Cf. D1725.1.)Magic power obtained from angelsMagic power learned from giant (as foster-father)Magic power from superhuman race. (Cf. D1719.3.)Magic power received in dreamMagic power obtained by meditationActs producing magic powerMagic powers from rubbingMagic powers from swallowingMagic power from great pietyMagic power inherited
Travels with
Power of prophecy from God. (Cf. D1726.)

wander