μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.
Within the index

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

1 finer motif beneath it
Magic power from mother
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 from deityMagic 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 piety

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