μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 10references

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.

  • North CarolinaBrown Collection I 693
  • Icelandic*Boberg
  • DanishKristensen Danske Sagn III (1895) 481ff., (1931) 323ff.
  • Jewishbin Gorion Born Judas V 18
  • India*Thompson-Balys
  • ChineseGraham
  • Africa (Fjort)Dennett 39 No. 5
  • West IndiesFlowers 564.
  • general Type 834*
  • general Scotland, England, U.S.: Baughman
Within the index

Filed under Discovery of treasure.

5 finer motifs beneath it
Dream of treasure on the bridge. A man dreams that if he goes to a distant city he will find treasure on a certain bridge. Finding no treasure, he tells his dream to a man who says that he too has dreamed of treasure at a certain place. He describes the place, which is the first man's home. When the latter returns home he finds the treasureDream brings treasure: trade vineyards with neighbor. A treasure is found in the new vineyardDream of treasure bought. Treasure has been seen by man's soul absent in sleep in form of a fly. The purchaser of the dream finds the treasureGrateful king advises merchant in dream to take treasure from his grave moundMan dreams of large jars full of wealth, which he can get if he will sacrifice his wife for the getting
Filed beside it
Light indicates hidden treasure. (Cf. N511.1.4.)Treasure discovered by magic objectTreasure discovered by accidentTreasure indicated by statue (stone) with inscription, "Dig here"Treasure pointed out by angelsSpeaking bird tells where treasure is buriedTreasure pointed out by supernatural creature (fairy, etc.)Treasure reveals itself only at certain timesSpecial conditions for finding treasureCertain person to find treasureMan in despair digging own grave finds treasureUnderstanding of animal languages leads to discovery of a treasureDiscovery of treasure – miscellaneous
Travels with
Rich mine discovered through dream. (Cf. N531.)Pools of underground oil discovered through dreams. (Cf. N531.)
Carried in tale types

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