μῦθοι Mythoi
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Filed under Extraordinary underground (underwater) disappearance.

5 finer motifs beneath it
Ground opens and swallows heathen idolsGround opens and swallows other objectMagic object sinks into earthExtraordinary sword sinks into earth after useCity is buried under sand
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Building sinks into earthMan sinks into earthSinking into mud in duelCity sinks in the seaPerson gradually submerged by seaGround opens and swallows forestExtraordinary underground (underwater) disappearance – miscellaneous
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Act of truth: island sinks into sea, after hanging of man who has appealed to God to cause the phenomenon as indication of his innocence. (Cf. F948.)

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