Sacred wells — Mythoi

Motif

Sacred wells.

Religion. · Religious edifices and objects. · Other sacred objects connected with worship. · view the constellation · filed as V134

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross
Icelandic *Boberg.
general *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 640c
general Fb "kilde" II 119: Namn och Bygd XXXIII (1945) 1ff. Danish: Schmidt Danmarks Helligkilder (DF XXXIII)
general England, Wales, Ireland, U.S.: Baughman

Within the index

Filed under Other sacred objects connected with worship.

5 finer motifs beneath it

Tree beside holy well Oracles and auguries from holy well Offerings to holy wells Fish in water from certain well: water refuses to boil till fish are returned to well Ducks in pool in church: water in which they are placed refuses to boil till ducks are restored to pool

Filed beside it

Religious robes (vestments) Holy water Holy candles Altar cloths. (Cf. F962.12.2.) Bible House of woman who launders clothes for church spared in great fire

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Magic healing fountain. (Cf. D925, V134.) Holy spring restores sight. (Cf. D927, V134.) Magic wisdom from drinking of well. (Cf. D1242.1, D1300.3, V134.) Cursing by means of a well. (Cf. D926, D1766.2.1, D1792.2, V134.)

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