μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Sky-window from digging or uprooting plant (tree) in upper world.

Marvels. · Other world journeys. · The upper world. · Access to upper world. · view the constellation · filed as F56.1

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“The dragon is also said to have nine 'resemblances': "its horns resemble those of a deer, its head that of a camel, its eyes those of a devil, its neck that of a snake, its abdomen that of a large cockle, its scales those of a carp, its claws those of an eagle, the soles of its feet those of a tiger, its ears those of an ox;" but some have no ears, the organ of hearing being said to be in the horns, or the creature "hears through its…”

Myths & Legends of China, Chapter VII · served from our shelf

On our shelf — the index’s citations, resolved to served chapters
Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

Within the index

Filed under Sky-window. An opening into the sky gives access to upper world.

Filed beside it
Bird pecks hole in sky-roof to give access to upper worldSky-window at horizon
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Combat between god of light and dragon of oceanGod of waterInexhaustible buckets as source of lakesForm of dragonDragon as compound animal. (Cf. B14.)Dragon's home in bottom of seaDragon's visit to skyDragon's power of self-transformationDragon's power of magic invisibilityDragon guards treasureDragon feeds on treasureDragon as rain-spirit

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