μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 4references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • IrishPlummer cxxxvii, cxxxviii, *Cross
  • Spanish ExemplaKeller
  • JewishMoreno Esdras, *Neuman.
  • general *Saintyves Essais de folklore biblique 1ff.
Within the index

Filed under Extraordinary precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)

5 finer motifs beneath it
Sacrifice consumed by heavenly firePillar of fire reaches from heaven to earth. (Cf. F774.2.1.)Fire from heaven cannot be quenched by waterFire from heaven burns and freezesExtraordinary hot rain
Filed beside it
Gifts are obtained or fall from heaven: flowers (roses), crown of gold, blossoms or thorns, bells, gems, books, sword, etcStorm overturns idolElectric storm breaks island into three partsStar drops from heaven: is moneyShower of bloodExtraordinary hailstonesShower of foodExtraordinary dewOther extraordinary showersIcicles gathered by saint as firewood burnExtraordinary mist (darkness)Extraordinary snowHoly object falls from heavenRaindrops as large as man's hand
Travels with
Fire from heaven as punishment. (Cf. F797, F962.2.)

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