Legitimacy of children tested by dipping them in river — Mythoi

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Legitimacy of children tested by dipping them in river.

Tests. · Tests of truth. · Tests of guilt or innocence. · Ordeals. · view the constellation · filed as H222.1

Filed across the traditions

English Child I 271 n.

Within the index

Filed under Ordeal by water. Guilt or innocence shown by ability to swim.

Filed beside it

Ordeal by water applied by druids Ordeal by holy water. If simpleton closes his eyes to holy water he is possessed; if he laughs he is merely an idiot Guilt or innocence shown by effect of enchanted water Sanctity of books tested by throwing them into water

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Test of legitimacy of children: exposure to asps. Asps will bite only foreigners. (Cf. H222.1.)

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