μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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.

  • Scandinavian**Hartmann 35ff., 57, 64 ("huldra")
  • Finnish-SwedishWessman 60ff. Nos. 513–564
  • Slovenian*L. Kratzenbacher Germanische Mythen in der epischen Volksdichtung der Slowenen (Graz, 1941) 28–35
  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
  • general See also F200–F399 (Fairies and Elves), F420 (Water-spirits), and F451 (Dwarfs) for many common motifs. Meyer Altgermanische 101
  • general *Fb "vætte" III 1122b, "dværg" I 220b, "höj" I 740a, and especially "bjærgmand" I 41b, 42a
  • general Hdwb. d. Abergl. I 1071 s. v. "Berggeister"
  • general *Wehrhan 80
Within the index
6 finer motifs beneath it
Mountain spirits as souls of deadAppearance of mountain menCharacteristics of mountain-menAmusements of mountain-folkRelation of mountain-men and human beingsRübezahl. A mountain and storm spirit
Travels with
Demons live in white cliff with hole in it. (Cf. F460)

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