μῦθοι Mythoi
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The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • general Schweda 38.
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Filed under The Wild Hunt. (Cf. F282.) (Die Wilde Jagd, Das Wütende Heer, Odinsjæger, Chasse Fantastique.) A ghostly hunter and his rout continue the chase.

10 finer motifs beneath it
Wild huntsman wanders because of crueltyWild huntsman wanders because of suicideWild huntsman wanders because of parricideWild huntsman wanders because of unshriven deathWild huntsman wanders for failure to keep fast dayWild huntsman wanders for hunting on SundayWild huntsman wanders because he wished to continue hunt after deathWild huntsman wanders for disturbing church serviceWild huntsmen cannot die until evil in world has been made right and things return as they had beenWild huntswoman wanders because of murder of daughter
Filed beside it
Leader of the Wild HuntParticipants in wild huntAnimals follow wild huntsmanObject of wild hunt's pursuitGhostly warner of wild hunt's approachPersonal appearance of wild huntsmenClothing of wild huntsmenWild huntsmen invisibleObjects as part of wild huntTime of appearance of wild huntPlace of appearance of wild huntPhenomena at appearance of wild huntCourse of wild huntBehavior of wild huntsmenPhenomena at disappearance of wild huntEvading or combating the wild hunt

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