μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 4references

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.

  • IrishBeal XXI 305, 326, 335, O'Suilleabhain 70f., 115
  • SpanishKeller, Espinosa Jr. Nos. 45, 182
  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
  • general Alphabet Nos. 345, 354, 602, 637, 762
Within the index

Filed under Saints.

18 finer motifs beneath it
Birth of saint predicted by visions of miraclesAngels 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 stonesRobbers who enter saint's garden to steal are caused to spade it up for him. This proves him to be saint
Filed beside it
Miraculous healing by saintsSaints have miraculous knowledgeMiraculous replacement of objects (animals) for saintSaints in several places at onceSaints as hermitsSaints have divine visitorsImmunities of saints (holy men). (Cf. D1840.)Saints – miscellaneous
Travels with
Extraordinary nature phenomena at birth of hero. (Cf. T583, V222.)

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