Inanimate object acts as if living — Mythoi

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Inanimate object acts as if living.

Marvels. · Extraordinary occurrences. · Inanimate objects act as if living. · view the constellation · filed as F1009

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4 finer motifs beneath it

Doorpost of room rises for holy person Gate swallows axes trying to force it open Altar shakes when unworthy man is elected. (Cf. D1169.)Twelve stones unite to become one. (Cf. D931.) [Inadvertant duplication of D491.6.]

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Object bleeds Plant shrieks when uprooted Sunken bell sounds Object expresses sorrow Shield shrieks in battle Waters react to words of poet Sword pierces rock when possessor will break it Combat with horse's sex organ. (Cf. D1469.5.)Extraordinary heads act as living objects Substituted silver hand used as if it were of flesh and blood Cooked food grows when planted Extraordinary activity of mountains. (Cf. F755.)