μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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.

  • Irish myth*Cross.
Within the index
6 finer motifs beneath it
Sword of chastity. A two-edged sword is laid between the couple sleeping togetherBoy sleeps between couple to safeguard their virtueObject set between beds of couple sleeping in same roomChaste sleeping together to torment woman. Man remains utterly impassiveChaste sleeping together with six sisters-in-law one by oneYoung man sleeps on girl's mat without touching her to signify his desire

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