μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Imitation of magic rejuvenation unsuccessful. (Cf. J2401.)

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Foolish imitation. · Types of foolish imitation. · view the constellation · filed as J2411.1

Filed across the traditions
Within the index

Filed under Foolish imitation of miracle (magic).

2 finer motifs beneath it
Foolish imitation of sham death and return (= resuscitation) Unsuccessful imitation of a god: lions fall out of the furnace instead of men covered with gold and silver
Filed beside it
Imitation of miraculous horse-shoeing unsuccessful. Christ takes off a horse's foot to shoe it and then successfully replaces it. (Cf. J2401.) Unsuccessful imitation of magic production of food. (Cf. J2425.) Imitation of magician unsuccessful. Person does self injury Alleged return from land of dead with bags of gold persuades dupe to try to imitate Imitation of jumping into fire without injury: dupe burned up Imitation of magic production of garden and lake unsuccessful Unsuccessful imitation of magic sewing Obedient woman's pestle remains magically suspended in air
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Fatal imitation. (Cf. J2411.1, J2411.2, J2413.4.2, J2422.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Sleepless dragon Brazen-footed, fire-breathing bulls. (Cf. B15.6, B15.5) Animal languages learned from serpent (not eaten). (Cf. B176.) Bird language Grateful animals Helpful serpent Tabu: falsely claiming the powers of a god Transformation and disenchantment at will Power of self-transformation received from a god Magic ship. (Cf. D1121.) Magic drug renders invulnerable. (Cf. D1240.) Symplegades. Rocks that clash together at intervals. (Cf. D931.)
Carried in tale types

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