μῦθοι Mythoi
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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

  • Africa (Basuto)Jacottet 248 No. 36.
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Filed under Vital bodily members. They possess life independent of the rest of the body. (Cf. F1096.)

6 finer motifs beneath it
Substituted limbs. Man borrows various limbs and successfully uses themHands restoredSubstituted ribs (chariot ribs)Arms restoredHorse's leg cut off and replacedSubstituted tongue
Filed beside it
Vital body: kills attacking enemiesAnimal bodily members transferred to person or other animal retains animal powers and habits. (Cf. E781, E782.)Eyes successfully replacedVital head. Retains life after being cut off. (Cf. D992, F511.)Flesh regrowsVital skin. Retains life after death of ownerHeart successfully replacedStomach borrowed by animal. Later returnedSevered pap regrows when woman bears childVital bodily members – miscellaneous
Travels with
Animal bodily members transferred to person or other animal retains animal powers and habits. (Cf. E781, E782.)Lie: man's organs replaced with animal's. (Cf. E782.) He acts like animal
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