River ceases to flow — Mythoi

Motif

River ceases to flow.

Marvels. · Extraordinary occurrences. · Extraordinary occurrences concerning seas or waters. · view the constellation · filed as F932.6

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Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross
Jewish Neuman.

Within the index

Filed under Extraordinary occurrences connected with rivers.

3 finer motifs beneath it

River dries up for a day River dries up its waters out of sympathy In dead of night waters of stream cease flowing and stand perfectly still

Filed beside it

River pursues fugitive 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 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.)

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