μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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Filed under Extraordinary behavior of trees and plants.

23 finer motifs beneath it
Sour fruits made sweet by saintLeaves of tree open and close to give saint passageLeaves of tree make melody for saintsTree seizes person and lifts him upBough miraculously does not burn. (Cf. F964.1.)Tree grows through handle of saint's bellHollow in tree grows over, giving sanctuary to relics withinForest springs up from twig (twigs)Flowers pressed yield wineFlower from otherworld (Land of Promise) miraculously appears to persons (saints)Trees spring up to commemorate birth of primitive hero (demigod, deity). (Cf. F960.1.)Trees spring up from blood spilled on ground. (Cf. D1003.)Convention of treesGrub's urine waters tree. (Cf. D1027.)Tree sheds all its leaves out of sympathyMagic tree will allow person to take only two of its fruitsPlants grow without being sownGrass grows anew every night. (Cf. F971.1.3.)Extraordinary tree supports pious man and his familyTree's branches turn upward when idolators rest beneath itTree which has two singing blossomsTree acts as master of ceremonies while gods drinkTrees wither when tragic things happen
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Miraculous blossoming and bearing of fruitPlants and trees miraculously unbentGrass refuses to grow in certain spot. Extraordinary event has happened thereGarden becomes wilderness

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