μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 5references

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.

  • Irish myth*Cross
  • Icelandic*Boberg
  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
  • general *Type 550
  • general Dickson 39, 50, 51
Within the index
25 finer motifs beneath it
Quest for magic objectsQuest for things seen in dreamQuest for marvelous waterQuest for marvelous pillarQuest for marvelous remedyQuest for remarkable animalQuest for marvelous parts or possessions of animalsQuest for extraordinary plants (fruits, trees)Quest for the living harpQuest for magic cauldronQuest for sword of lightQuest for axe which sticks in beam outside a towerQuest for magic lanternQuest for magic iron rodQuest for castle of jewelsQuest for ferule to fit staffQuest for magic spear (sword, etc.)Quest for lost magic mirrorQuest for combQuest for marvelous gemsQuest for magic stoneQuest for magic ringQuest for Life IndexQuest for marvelous cloth (garment). (Cf. H1306.) +1 more
Carried in tale types

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