μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Magic apple.

Magic. · Magic objects. · Kinds of magic objects. · Magic fruits and vegetables. · view the constellation · filed as D981.1

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Icelandic De la Saussaye 280, *Boberg
  • Breton Sébillot Incidents s. v. "cornes", "pomme"
  • English Child I 364
  • Jewish Neuman
  • Arabian Burton Nights S IV 434ff.
  • general *Types 400, 500, 590, 708, 709
  • general *Aarne MSFO XXV 121
  • general *BP I 463, 482, III 97
  • general *Köhler-Bolte I 118, 143
  • general *Fb "guldæble" I 516a, "æble" III 1135f, "ønske" III 1178b
  • general *Chauvin VI 74 No. 239, 133 No. 286. Irish myth: *Cross
Within the index

Filed under Magic fruit.

1 finer motif beneath it
Magic apple from Garden of the Hesperides
Filed beside it
Magic fruit juice Magic peach Magic orange Magic cherry Magic fig. (Cf. D1375.1.1.5.) Magic pear. (Cf. D1375.1.1.6, D1375.2.1.3.) Magic plum. (Cf. D1375.1.1.7.) Magic grape. (Cf. D1375.1.1.8.) Magic date (fruit). (Cf. D1375.1.1.9.) Magic berry. (Cf. D1375.1.1.10.) Magic pumpkin Magic pomegranate Magic bananas
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Magic apple gives supernatural knowledge. (Cf. D981.1.) Magic apple indicates road. Rolls ahead. (Cf. D981.1.) Apples which grow from tree under which murder was done have red centers. (Cf. D981.1.) Magic apple gives weakness. (Cf. D981.1.) Magic apple makes beautiful. (Cf. D981.1.) Rejuvenation by apple. Golden apples of youth. (Cf. D981.1.) Magic apple gives health. (Cf. D981.1.) Apple of immortality. (Cf. D981.1.) Magic apple produces fecundity. (Cf. D981.1.) Magic peach produces immunity from old age. (Cf. D981.1.) Magic apple produces immunity from old age. (Cf. D981.1.) Apple produces love. (Cf. D981.1.) Apple causes magic sleep. (Cf. D981.1.) Magic apples cause horns to grow on person. (Cf. D981.1) Magic apple removes horns from person. (Cf. D981.1.) Magic apple makes nose long (restores it). (Cf. D981.1.) Magic wishing-apple. (Cf. D981.1.) Magic apple satisfies hunger. (Cf. D981.1.) Magic healing apple. (Cf. D981.1, H1333.3.1.5.) Magic transportation by golden apple. (Cf. D981.1, F813.1.1.) Self-returning magic apple. (Cf. D981.1.) Magic apple answers for fugitives. (Cf. D981.1.) Apple (or ball) containing man's soul can be split only by man's own sword. (Cf. D981.1.) Inexhaustible apple. (Cf. D981.1.)

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