μῦθοι Mythoi
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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.

  • general Malone PMLA XLIII 417.
Within the index

Filed under Magic illusion.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Druid makes self appear ugly on one side, beautiful on other. (Cf. D2031.0.4.)Magician appears as swineherd, dwarf, and giant in order to seduce queen and scorns her later in the same shapesMagician appears as beggar or old man in order to free prisoners
Filed beside it
Saints cause illusionsFairies cause illusionsMagic illusion dissipated by sign of the crossDruids cause illusions. (Cf. D2031.4.1.)Giantess' punishment is pure illusionMagician makes people lift garments to avoid wetting in imaginary riverThread made to appear as a large log carried by a cockPursued animal runs through imaginary riverMan magically made to believe himself bishop, archbishop, and pope. When he continues to refuse payment to the magician, the latter shows him the realityMagic illusion as protectionHorse made to appear as tree-trunkArmies separated with illusion that each has won object of contentionEnemy's last arrow made to appear crooked so that he does not use it, and adversary gets time to kill himSpear made to appear as a reed in order to kill treacherouslyIllusive fire stops menSea water made to behave like solid earth

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