μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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.

  • general *Dickson 192ff. nn. 69–73, 83
  • general *Boje XIX 101.
Within the index

Filed under Sham miracles.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Statue made to raise its arm. Woman wishing to go on pilgrimage (to meet lover) makes believe that statue of saint has raised its arm in answer to her prayerSham miracle. Priest makes congregation believe the painting of the Virgin weeps real tears
Filed beside it
Man behind statue (tree) speaks and pretends to be God (spirit)Jackal inside carcass of bullock makes people think his voice is God's. Demands giftsLiving man at the grave pretends to be dead man speakingSham miracle: may the grass grow up! Tricksters who have done no mowing say to their master when he angers them, "May the grass grow up again!" He finds it is full heightFalse miraculous relic

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