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.

  • Irish myth*Cross.
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Filed under Miraculous manifestation acclaims saint.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Pillar of fire rises over woman pregnant with future saintSaint identified by pillar of fire above her headDazzling heavenly light by day and night marks place of saint's birth
Filed beside it
Angels appear above place where saint is bornMarvelous light accompanying saintBrake in which saint loses tooth bursts into flameChoral singing accompanies saintHouse of saint filled with fragranceOil bursts from ground as saint is made bishopBell sounds at approach of saintDead holy man stretches hand from tomb to honor saintHoly man passes through fire for his faith. Only his clothing burnsEarthquake accompanies entrance of holy man into palace of heathen emperorSaint falling into an abyss found perched in the branches of a tree which projected from the cliff. As soon as the man is drawn up, the tree vanishesFlowers fall from saint's mouth while he speaks. (Cf. D1454.2.1.)Holy man restores a garden to bloomSun sends shaft of heat to cook meat given persecuted saintRoses lose thorns when saint walks on themSaint changes maggots in the sores of a nun into precious stones

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