μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 8references

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.

  • Irish mythCross
  • Icelandic*Boberg
  • GreekGrote I 134
  • Jewish*Neuman
  • India*Thompson-Balys
  • West IndiesFlowers 439.
  • general Penzer II 132, VII 24f., 103
  • general Heptameron No. 9
Within the index

Filed under Extraordinary death.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Heart breaks at third drink from silver canisterHeart breaks when girl hears lover kiss anotherHeart breaks from sorrowHearts break when lovers are told beloved is dead
Filed beside it
Death from grief for death of lover or relativeDeath from sorrow or chagrinDeath from longingDeath from excessive joyDeath from sight of beautiful woman. (Cf. F1041.8.1.)Man dies when he learns storm is magicDeath on beholding hellDeath from jealousyDeath (illness) from envyDeath from fear. (Cf. F1041.17.)Death from horrorDeath from shame
Travels with
Reactions to excessive grief. (Cf. F1041.1.1.)

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