μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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.

  • JapaneseIkeda.
Within the index

Filed under Magic object a gift.

15 finer motifs beneath it
Magic object received from saintMagic object received from demigodMagic object received from devilMagic object received from ghostMagic object received from genieMagic object received from witch or wizardMagic object received from dragon kingMagic object received from lady in dream. (Cf. D825.)Magic object received from wild manMagic object received from angelMagic object received from giantMagic object received from dwarfMagic objects gifts of magicianMagic object received from asceticMagic object received from maiden-spirit
Filed beside it
Magic object received from God (a god)Magic object received from fairyMagic objects received from sun, moon, and stars, etcMagic object received from relativeMagic object inheritedMagic object received from grateful personMagic object received from astrologerMagic object received from old womanMagic object received from old manMagic object received from huntsmanMagic object received from maidenMagic object received from monsterMagic object received through particular intermediaries. Only one person can help secure itMagic object received from childAcquisition of magic object – miscellaneous
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