μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

  • JewishNeuman.
  • general *Hdwb. d. Märch. s. v. "Erstes"
Within the index

Filed under Future learned through omens.

3 finer motifs beneath it
First to partake of certain feast will be first to disobey the king (etc.)Saint declares that first man to come to certain place shall be his successor. Young cleric comes and is chosenPrognostications from day of week on which first day of year falls. (Cf. D1812.5.0.16.)
Filed beside it
Omens from sneezingOmens from flight of birdsBehavior of fire as omenRising smoke as omenHaruspices: divination by condition of animal's liverDivination by throwing objects into water. If they swim the omen is bad; if not, goodDivination from animal fightDivination from howling of dog. (Cf. D1812.5.1.12.1.)Divination from clouds. (Cf. D1812.5.1.11.)Divination from sound of voiceDivination from sound of chariot wheelsMagic manifestation as omenStone changes from red to green as auspicious sign. (Cf. D1293.1, D1293.2, D1317.12.)Weather signsPrognostications for year from winds blowing on January 1. (Cf. D1812.5.0.7.3.)Divination by choice of roads: which son to be born first

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