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

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“Tiphys, son of Hagnias, who steered the ship; Orpheus, son of Oeagrus; Zetes and Calais, sons of Boreas ; Castor and Pollux, sons of Zeus ; Telamon and Peleus, sons of Aeacus; Hercules, son of Zeus; Theseus, son of Aegeus; Idas and Lynceus, sons of Aphareus; Ampbhiaraus, son of Oicles; Caeneus, son of Coronus; Palaemon, son of Hephaestus or of Aetolus ; Cepheus, son of Aleus ; Laertes son of Arci- sius; Autolycus, son of Hermes;…”

— The Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK I, ch. IX · served from our shelf uncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

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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 injuryAlleged return from land of dead with bags of gold persuades dupe to try to imitateImitation of jumping into fire without injury: dupe burned upImitation of magic production of garden and lake unsuccessfulUnsuccessful imitation of magic sewingObedient woman's pestle remains magically suspended in air
Travels with
Fatal imitation. (Cf. J2411.1, J2411.2, J2413.4.2, J2422.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Sleepless dragonBrazen-footed, fire-breathing bulls. (Cf. B15.6, B15.5)Animal languages learned from serpent (not eaten). (Cf. B176.)Bird languageGrateful animalsHelpful serpentTabu: falsely claiming the powers of a godTransformation and disenchantment at willPower of self-transformation received from a godMagic ship. (Cf. D1121.)Magic drug renders invulnerable. (Cf. D1240.)Symplegades. Rocks that clash together at intervals. (Cf. D931.)
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