μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Breton Sébillot Incidents s. v. "voyages"
  • Jewish *Neuman
  • India Thompson-Balys
  • Buddhist myth Malalasekera II 12, 43, 319
  • Chinese Chavannes 500 Contes I 359 No. 94, Graham
  • Japanese Coyajee JPASB XXIV 185
  • N. Am. Indian *Thompson Tales 316 n. 145d
  • Eskimo (Greenland) Rasmussen I 87, (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 40.
  • general *Penzer X 64 s. v. "air"
  • general *Fb "ride" III 53a
  • general *Toldo IV 77
  • general *Loomis White Magic 91f.
  • general Jones PMLA XXIII 563
  • general Malone PMLA XLIII 412. Irish myth: *Cross
Within the index

Filed under Magic transportation.

8 finer motifs beneath it
Levitation. Person able to raise self in the air Object magically raised in air Magic ability to fly Power of flying from eating children's hearts Magic air journey from biting an ear Stones fly through the air at saint's bidding Magic transportation to highest summit by divine power Objects sent through air
Filed beside it
Magic journey Journey with magic speed Magic journey over water Magic underwater journey Magic underground journey Objects magically moved Natural law suspended
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Magic journey in cloud. (Cf. D2135.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Thunderbird. A mythical giant bird usually thought of as a thunder-god Roc. A giant bird which carries off men in its claws Helpful animal. See also entire section B300–599, especially B350 Grateful animals Helpful wild beasts – felidae Animal nurse. Animal nourishes abandoned child Bat rescues man from height. Bat lets him down in a spider-web basket Magic footwear Magic arrow Magic ball Magic bone gives advice. (Cf. D1013.) Miraculous speed from magic object

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