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.

  • GermanSchöppner I 264 No. 271, Pröhle Harz. No. 269, Haas Greifswald. 38 No. 40, Eckart 69, Sieber 61, Ey 29.
Within the index

Filed under Dwarfs and human beings.

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Helpful dwarfsMalevolent dwarfDwarfs are ancestors of mortalsMortal goes to land of dwarfsDwarfs have human woman as midwifeDwarfs have mortal god-parent. (Cf. F420.5.3.3.)Dwarfs visit mortal's homeDwarfs associate with mortalsDwarfs and Christianity. (Cf. F420.5.3.4. and cross-references there given. Cf. also F451.9.1.6.)Business relations of dwarfs and mortalsDwarfs thwart efforts of mortals to get additional favorsDwarfs exact promise from mortalsDwarfs tease mortalsDwarfs give riddles and questions to mortalsDwarfs dislike human vicesDwarfs invisibly attend wedding or christening feasts of mortals. (Cf. F451.3.3.8.)

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