μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 2references

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 mythCross
  • Jewish*Neuman.
Within the index

Filed under Symbolic interpretations.

5 finer motifs beneath it
Symbolic interpretation of chairs in heavenSymbolic interpretation of church and image thereinRoots and branches of World-tree explained symbolicallySymbolic interpretation of ineffectual thatching of house and building of fire in otherworld. (Cf. F171.6.5, F171.6.6.)Symbolical interpretation of fight between one-legged bird and twelve-legged bird. One-legged bird symbolizes innocence; twelve-legged bird, guilt. (Cf. B15.6.3.3.2.)
Filed beside it
Wise carving of the fowl. Clever person divides it symbolically: head to head of house, neck to wife, wings to daughters, legs to sons; keeps rest for himselfSymbolic meaning of numbers, letters, etcSymbolic interpretation of playing cards. Soldier reproved for playing cards during church says that playing cards are his prayerbook and calendar. Ace: one God, one Faith, one Baptism; 2: old and new Testaments; 3: Trinity; 4: evangelists; 5: wise virgins; 6: days of creation; 7: sabbath; 8. Noah's family; 9: ungrateful lepers; 10: commandments; knave (jack): Judas; queen (of Sheba); king: God; 12 face cards: 12 months; etcSymbolic meaning of spiced and bitter tongue served at dinner. (Cf. H605, H606.)Angel gives symbolic interpretation of value of work as well as of prayer. Works and prays where monk can see him. (Cf. H604, H606.)Symbolic interpretation of sin. Priest drags heavy sack of sand behind him to show how men drag sin. (Cf. H604, H605.)Discussion by symbols. Sign languageSymbolic interpretation of official robesYouth asks for branch of tree; promised root. (Branch = youngest daughter; root = eldest.)Explanation of enigmatic phenomenonSymbolic interpretations of dreams

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