μῦθοι Mythoi
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Filed under Circumstances of resuscitation.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Husband advised how to resuscitate his wife: lift her up and turn her around so her head rests upon the brick which had been under her feetStudent revives whole family following instructions given by demon
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Repeated resuscitation. A person dies and is resuscitated repeatedlyBody still warm restored to lifePeriodic resuscitation. (Cf. D620.) Return to life at regular intervalsGradual resuscitation – one organ at a timeKilled game revives and flies awayResuscitation impossible after certain length of timeMan kept alive by consecrated sword. (Cf. D1081, E765.3.0.1.)[First Edition: E164. Dead body caused to speak by setting door ajar.]Resuscitation of wife by husband giving up half his remaining life. (Sometimes vice versa)Return from dead granted for definite timeMan given ability to return to life if killedCooked animal comes to life. (Cf. E155.5.)Flayed animal resuscitatedBones wrapped in sheepskin inscribed with holy name reviveDeath thought sleep. Resuscitated person thinks he has been sleeping. He exclaims, "How long I have been asleep!"Resuscitation in order to baptize

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