μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Lithuanian Balys Index No. 3506
  • Italian Novella Rotunda
  • Jewish *Neuman
  • India *Thompson-Balys
  • Tonga Gifford 130
  • Africa (Basuto) Jacottet 180 No. 25, (Zulu): Callaway 51.
  • general Alphabet No. 683
  • general Köhler-Bolte II 164
Within the index

Filed under Resuscitation.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Saint cut into pieces or decapitated comes back to life Dead man re-enters body and speaks of experience in heaven
Filed beside it
Dead tree comes to life Dead animal comes to life. (Cf. B192.1.) Sun revived by own power after being killed by moon
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Dead man tries in vain to come back to life. (Cf. E1.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Person falls into ogre's power Ogre carries victim in bag (basket) Bodies of victims in front of ogre's house Mask mistaken for face Statue mistaken for living original. (Cf. K1840.) Contest won by magic Captor's bag filled with animals or objects while captives escape False beauty-doctor. The trickster pretends to make the dupe beautiful. Injures him Sham physician Fugitive discovered by reflection in water Shepherdess born of red and blue egg

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