River rises and overflows — Mythoi

Motif

River rises and overflows.

Marvels. · Extraordinary occurrences. · Extraordinary occurrences concerning seas or waters. · view the constellation · filed as F932.8

Within the index

Filed under Extraordinary occurrences connected with rivers.

6 finer motifs beneath it

River rises to prevent body's being carried over it against dying man's wish River rises to prevent advance of army River rises to prevent escape of thieves Treacherous river overflows and drowns victims Shallow river rushes up to drown man River piles up to a height of three hundred miles

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 ceases to flow River boils 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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