μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 4references

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 myth*Cross
  • DanishKristensen Danske Sagn VI (1900) 426ff., (1936) 193ff., Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 93, *Boberg.
  • general *BP III 203
  • general *Loomis White Magic 51
Within the index

Filed under Other temporary magic characteristics.

23 finer motifs beneath 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 riverHideous person magically makes self seem beautifulMan 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 earthMagic rath always seems distant, never nearIllusion: mountains seem to be fightingGoat appears to be two every time man aimsVision of food arises to tempt fasting womenStorm appears to be islandPerson appears to be in several places at once
Filed beside it
Magic avoidance of fatigue. (Cf. D1924.)Thirst magically caused to disappear. (Cf. D1349.1.)Crying induced by magic as trick to force child's motherMagic heavinessMagic homesicknessAnimal becomes magically larger
Travels with
Illusory transformation of animals in order to sell and cheat. (Cf. D2031, K1870.)

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