μῦθοι Mythoi
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Filed under Life token. (Cf. E760.) Object (animal, person) has mystic connection with the life of a person, so that changes in the life-token indicate changes in the person, usually disaster or death.

15 finer motifs beneath it
Life token: ring presses finger. (Cf. D1076.)Life token: spring goes dry. (Cf. D927.)Life token: leaves full from tree. (Cf. D955.)Life token: light goes out. (Cf. E765.1.)Life token: dogs pulling on leashLife token: bird sent each day to tell of hero's condition; when owl comes it will be to announce deathLife token: bird feathers sink in river at hero's deathLife token: great wind blowsLife token: flaming shield goes out. (Cf. D1101.1.)Life token: armor rattles at home when owner is killed away from homeLife token: music box plays by itself as owner awaits burialLife token: arrow falls downLife token: paddy productive or unproductiveLife token: rings will exchange places on girls' fingersLife token: direction dagger points determines if ogress has been killed
Filed beside it
Blood as life tokenLife token: staff stuck in groundLife token: tree (flower) fadesLife token: object darkens or rustsLife token: object breaks (bursts)Life token: troubled liquid. (Cf. D1242.)

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