River pursues fugitive — Mythoi

Motif

River pursues fugitive.

Marvels. · Extraordinary occurrences. · Extraordinary occurrences concerning seas or waters. · view the constellation · filed as F932.1

Filed across the traditions

Greek Frazer Apollodorus II 209 n. 8 → on our shelf: The Library (Bibliotheca), APOLLODORI BIBLIOTHECA, ch. 33
Africa (Kaffir) Theal 63.
general Fb "å" III 1187a

Within the index

Filed under Extraordinary occurrences connected with rivers.

Filed beside it

River arches over saint's body like a vault. (Cf. F931.9.1, V220.) Stream becomes hot in which saint performs his ascetic devotions Well of oil runs into river River acts as messenger River ceases to flow River boils River rises and overflows Ford across impassable river created by saint River divides into two parts after rape in its bed Firelike waters of river used by strange beings to cook flesh Speaking river (brook). (Cf. D1614.4, F930.6, F931.11.)

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Bag of winds. Wind is confined in a bag. Man breaks prohibition against looking into bag and releases winds Transformation: man to swine Transformation: woman to bitch Transformation: man to dove Transformation: man (woman) to almond tree Transformation by drinking Disenchantment from tree form by embrace of lover Moly: magic plant Magic lotus plant. (Cf. D975.1.) Magic drink Magic chair Lotus causes forgetfulness. (Cf. D965.6, D2004.3.)

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