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.

  • Irish myth*Cross
  • Jewish*Neuman.
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Filed under Other prophecies.

11 finer motifs beneath it
Prophecy: saint's monastery will be persecutedProphecy: remission of tax through endeavor of saintProphecy: saint will succeed in conversionPlace of saint's resurrection prophesiedProphecy: vicinity in which saint lost tooth will be deserted by heathenProphecy: rainbow will appear at saint's deathComing (birth) of saint prophesied. (Cf. M363.1.2.)Prophecy: miraculous removal of saint's bonesHero prophesies that one-half of the churches in Ireland shall be named for CiaranDestruction and rebuilding of church foreseen by saintEveryone buried in saint's soil shall go to heaven
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Fated hero. Only certain hero will succeed in exploitProphecy: death of ruler to insure victoryComing of religious leader prophesied. (Cf. M300.1.)Prophecy: eternal peace in an early death or long troublesome life. (Cf. M369.7.)Prophecy: hero may win lady's love but die early. Chooses this rather than long life without herProphecy: immunity from certain types of deathProphecy: punishment for misappropriation of propertyMiscellaneous prophecies

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