μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Golden castle (palace, house).

Marvels. · Extraordinary places and things. · Extraordinary buildings and furnishings. · view the constellation · filed as F771.1.1

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Breton Sébillot Incidents s. v. "or"
  • French Canadian Barbeau JAFL XXIX 12
  • Persian Carnoy 335
  • India Thompson-Balys
  • Hindu Tawney II 568.
  • general *Köhler-Bolte I 412
  • general *Fb "slot" III 376b, 377a, "guldslot" I 515a. – Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 329, Snorra Edda Gylf. LII, *Boberg, Hdwb. d. Märch. I 431a nn. 28--34
Within the index

Filed under Castle of unusual material.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Castle paved with gold and gems Palace of gold and silver bricks
Filed beside it
Silver castle Copper castle Steel castle (house) Palace of jewels. (Cf. F721.5.1.) Crystal castle Palace of ice Castle of wax, shining like gold House of skulls. Murderer's abode Gingerbread house. House made of cake Castle of fire. (Cf. F702, F753, F756.1, F763, F785.3.)
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
City of gold. (Cf. F771.1.1.)

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