μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 3references

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.

  • Spanish ExemplaKeller
  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
  • general Type 1479**, *Wesselski Arlotto I 196 No. 23
Within the index

Filed under Images.

1 finer motif beneath it
God under compulsion: suppliant threatens to mutilate (crush) holy image if his wish is not fulfilled
Filed beside it
Images and druidsMiraculous image of Christ impressed on napkin. VeronicaImage bars way of nun trying to escape convent to join loverPreacher criticizes the likeness of Christ exhibited in his church. Says that it is unworthy of the originalCasting of image of Buddha delayed until a maniac's mite is thrown into the furnaceImage of saint speaksImage of deity in wood (stone). (Cf. V1.11.)Motions of various kinds attributed to images
Travels with
Heathen beats his god because of misfortune. (Cf. V123.)
Carried in tale types

wander