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Resuscitation by blood.

The dead. · Resuscitation. · Resuscitation by medicines. · view the constellation · filed as E113

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“See The Fragments of Sophocles, ὑποδήματα τοῖς ποσὶ περιέθηκε, καὶ κομίσας εἰς Πύλον τὰς μὲν λοιπὰς εἰς σπήλαιον ἀπέκρυψε, δύο δὲ καταθύσας τὰς μὲν βύρσας πέτραις καθή- λωσε, τῶν δὲ κρεῶν τὰ μὲν κατηνάλωσεν ἑψήσας τὰ δὲ κατέκαυσε' καὶ ταχέως εἰς Κυλλήνην ὥχετο. καὶ εὑρίσκει πρὸ τοῦ ἄντρου νεμομένην χελώνην. ταύτην ἐκκαθάρας, εἰς τὸ κύτος χορδὰς ἐντείνας ἐξ ὧν ἔθυσε βοῶν καὶ ἐργασάμενος λύραν εὗρε καὶ πλῆκτρον. ᾿Απόλλων δὲ τὰς Boas…”

— The Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK III, ch. X · served from our shelf uncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

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  • generalThe Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK III, ch. XThompson cites: Jacobs' list s. v. "Blood resuscitates". Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 16 n. 1
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Scholars’ trail — 10references

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  • ItalianBasile Pentamerone IV No. 9
  • India*Thompson-Balys. – Tonga: Gifford 185
  • TuamotuStimson MS (T-G 3/912)
  • N. Am. Indian (Seneca)Curtin-Hewitt RBAE XXXII 96 No. 7
  • S. Am. Indian (Chiriguano)Métraux RMLP XXXIII 165.
  • general Type 516
  • general Rösch FFC LXXVII 143
  • general *BP I 46ff.
  • general *Fb "blod" IV 46b, 47a
  • general Jacobs' list s. v. "Blood resuscitates". Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 16 n. 1 → on our shelf: The Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK III, ch. X
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Filed under Resuscitation by medicines.

1 finer motif beneath it
Resuscitation by animal's blood
Filed beside it
Resuscitation by salve (oil). (Cf. D1244.)Resuscitation by magic liquid. (Cf. D1242.)[First Edition: E104. Resuscitation by magic plant.][First Edition: E104.1. Resuscitation by magic root.]Resuscitation by herbs (leaves)Resuscitation by magic appleResuscitation by magic pill. (Cf. D1243.)Resuscitation by magic powderResuscitation by spittle. (Cf. D1001.)Resuscitation by wax from deer's earResuscitation by use of animal fatResuscitation by gall of slain giant
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
God as thiefGod serves as menial on earthOrigin of lyre. Hermes makes it from a tortoiseOrigin of shepherd's pipeColor of raven. (Cf. A2237.1, A2234.1, A2231.1, A2218.1)Magic power of seeing things undergroundSuitor contest: raceEscape by reversing horse's (ox's) shoesBirth of human being from an egg. (Cf. F611.1.11.)Precocious infant
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