Insane man accidentally cured by blow on head — Mythoi

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Insane man accidentally cured by blow on head.

Chance and fate. · Lucky accidents. · Other lucky accidents. · Accidental healing. · view the constellation · filed as N642

Cited in the index

general Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 36.

Within the index

Filed under Accidental healing.

1 finer motif beneath it

Blind and deaf cure each other by blow on head

Filed beside it

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