μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Felled tree restored by reassembling all cut parts. (Cf. E2.)

The dead. · Resuscitation. · Resuscitation by arrangement of members. · view the constellation · filed as E30.1

Filed across the traditions
  • Polynesian Dixon *68 n. 38.
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Filed under Resuscitation by arrangement of members. Parts of a dismembered corpse are brought together and resuscitation follows. (Sometimes combined with other methods.)

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Limbs of dead voluntarily reassemble and revive Resuscitated eaten animal. (Cf. E171.) An animal is eaten. When his bones are reassembled he revives Resuscitation with missing member. In reassembling the members, one has been inadvertently omitted. The resuscitated person or animal lacks this member Resuscitation with misplaced head. (Cf. M221.) In restoration of several persons simultaneously through reassembling of members, the heads are placed on the wrong bodies. Sometimes the damage is repaired, sometimes not Resuscitation from fragments of body Resuscitation by assembling members and leaving in cask for certain time Resuscitation by replacement of soul Resuscitation from excrement of one who has eaten person (animal) Resuscitation from ashes of dead man
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Dead tree comes to life

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