μῦθοι Mythoi
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Scholars’ trail — 3references

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.

  • AustrianCalliano I 141
  • GermanHenninger 74
  • FrenchSébillot France II 202, 347, 417.
Within the index

Filed under Water-spirits in abnormal form.

Filed beside it
Body of water-spirit is half human and half fish or snakeWater-spirits have body covered with fish scalesWater-spirits have hunchback. (Cf. F451.2.1.4.)Water-spirits with human body and webbed feet and handsWater-spirits with horse feetWater-spirits with green hair and beardWater-spirits with green teethWater-giantsWater-spirit with extraordinarily long hair
Travels with
Dwarf. (Underground spirit.) The dwarf, especially in Northern Europe, is considered an underground spirit. He is to be distinguished from the other conception of dwarf, viz., a very small person, pigmy, or thumbling (F535). [Note: For help in the preparation of this item I am indebted to Mr. Alfred Thomas of Chicago. For full titles of references see F420.]

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