μῦθοι Mythoi
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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
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Filed under Wife dies so that husband's death may be postponed.

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Woman drowns herself as sacrifice to water-gods to save husband's boat from capsizingHusband learning from augurs that his wife will die if he saves self from serpent, lets self be bitten to deathFemale deer offers herself instead of her mate, who has been captured. Hunter, struck by her sacrifice, lets both go

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