μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 5references

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.

  • IcelandicMacCulloch Eddic 267 (sword), 272, *Boberg
  • DutchSinninghe FFC CXXXII 57ff. No. 71–105
  • GermanPröhle Unterharz. 150 No. 379, Karstens-Goslar 155, Ey 9, Kahlo Harz. 67 No. 107, Bechstein 6, Winckler 34 No. 24
  • Eskimo (Greenland)Rasmussen III 241, Rink 185, 463.
  • general Boberg DF XLVI 49ff.
Within the index

Filed under Helpful dwarfs.

1 finer motif beneath it
Dwarfs' gifts cease when mortal betrays the source. (Cf. C420, F348.5.)
Filed beside it
Dwarf as godfatherDwarfs adopt girl as sisterDwarfs make new golden hair for womanDwarfs' gold. Seemingly worthless gift given by dwarfs turns to goldMoney or treasure given by dwarfs. (Cf. F420.5.1.7.1.)Dwarfs serve mortalsDwarf serves king sleeping in mountain (Kyffhäuser)Dwarfs direct mortals to treasureDwarfs heal (give medicine)Dwarfs lend to mortalsDwarf moves mortal's castle from one mountain to anotherDwarf washes, combs, and braids hair for sleeping maidsDwarf conducts shepherd to hell to collect debt from noblemanDwarfs warm heath by underground fireDwarf king prevents a father from shooting his sonDwarfs protect the forest

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