μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Resuscitation of wife by husband giving up half his remaining life. (Sometimes vice versa).

The dead. · Resuscitation. · Circumstances of resuscitation. · view the constellation · filed as E165

Filed across the traditions
  • Greek Frazer Apollodorus I 93, 193 → on our shelf: The Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK I, ch. IX
  • Jewish bin Gorion I 372
  • India *Thompson-Balys, Penzer VIII 117
  • Indonesia De Vries's list No. 226
  • Africa Frobenius Atlantis IX No. 108.
  • general *Type 612
  • general *BP I 126, 129
  • general *Wesselski Märchen 188
  • general *Chauvin VIII 120 No. 104
Within the index

Filed under Circumstances of resuscitation.

2 finer motifs beneath it
One man prays either to keep friend from death or for both to die. Both allowed to live Husband resuscitated after wife's nose is cut off and thrown over grave
Filed beside it
Repeated resuscitation. A person dies and is resuscitated repeatedly Body still warm restored to life Periodic resuscitation. (Cf. D620.) Return to life at regular intervals Gradual resuscitation – one organ at a time Killed game revives and flies away Resuscitation impossible after certain length of time Man kept alive by consecrated sword. (Cf. D1081, E765.3.0.1.) [First Edition: E164. Dead body caused to speak by setting door ajar.] Return from dead granted for definite time Man given ability to return to life if killed Cooked animal comes to life. (Cf. E155.5.) Flayed animal resuscitated Bones wrapped in sheepskin inscribed with holy name revive Death thought sleep. Resuscitated person thinks he has been sleeping. He exclaims, "How long I have been asleep!" Resuscitation in order to baptize Resuscitated man relates visions of beyond. (Cf. E480, V511.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Sleepless dragon Brazen-footed, fire-breathing bulls. (Cf. B15.6, B15.5) Animal languages learned from serpent (not eaten). (Cf. B176.) Bird language Grateful animals Helpful serpent Tabu: falsely claiming the powers of a god Transformation and disenchantment at will Power of self-transformation received from a god Magic ship. (Cf. D1121.) Magic drug renders invulnerable. (Cf. D1240.) Symplegades. Rocks that clash together at intervals. (Cf. D931.)
Carried in tale types

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