μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 9references

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
  • Icelandic*Boberg
  • Italian NovellaRotunda
  • Jewish*Neuman
  • HawaiiBeckwith Myth 507
  • Eskimo (Greenland)Rink 223, 375, 450, 469, Rasmussen I 367, II 170, III 158, 270, (Central Eskimo): Boas RBAE VI 584, 622, (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 164, (West Hudson Bay): Boas BAM XV 321
  • N. Am. Indian*Thompson Tales 289 n. 61b, (Calif.): Gayton and Newman 61
  • S. Am. Indian (Toba)Métraux MAFLS XL 162.
  • general *Krappe Bulletin Hispanique XXXV 109ff.
Within the index

Filed under Magic control of the elements. (Cf. D1540.)

14 finer motifs beneath it
Storm from calling on evil spiritStorm from calling up spirits to help find buried treasure. (Cf. C401.3.)Storms produced by devilStorm at death of wizard. Devil comes for him. (Cf. D2141.0.3.)Storm at death of wicked person. Devil comes for him. (Cf. D2141.0.3.)Storm because of bird's singingStorm raised by incantation. (Cf. D1391.1.)Storms raised by druids. (Cf. D2142.0.3.)Storm raised by saintWoman hoists skirt to raise thunderstormMagic storm produced by animalMagic storm by pointing root of tree at skyStorm magically stilled. (Cf. D2141.0.8.1.)Storm raised to defeat enemy
Filed beside it
Control of weather by saint's prayers. (Cf. V220.)Shaman's wife controls weatherWeather changed on confession of deedWinds controlled by magicPrecipitation controlled by magicMagic control of cold and heat. (Cf. D1592.)Magic control of seasonsMagic control of day and night. (Cf. A725, D1546.)Magic control of cloudsEarth magically caused to quakeMagic control of the elements – miscellaneous
Travels with
Magic object controls stormsMagic stormLaying ghost causes great storm. (Cf. D2141.)

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