The Virgin Mary — Mythoi

Motif

The Virgin Mary.

Religion. · Sacred persons. · The Virgin Mary. · view the constellation · filed as V250

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Greco-Roman The Library (Bibliotheca) , APPENDIX, ch. 34
Middle Eastern The Thousand and One Nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments , Chapter 10
Middle Eastern The Thousand and One Nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments , Chapter 11
Literary Crystallization The Vision; or, Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise , Paradise 15
Literary Crystallization The Vision; or, Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise , Paradise 16

Filed across the traditions

Spanish Keller, Espinosa Jr. Nos. 202–04. For references in addition to those given below, see volume VI s. v. "Virgin Mary".
general **Crane Liber de Miraculis
general *DeVooys Middelnederlandse Legenden en Exempelen 57
general Genthe Die Jungfrau Maria: ihre Evangelien und ihre Wunder (Halle, 1852)
general *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 366c. Irish: *Cross, O'Suilleabhain 59, 78, Beal XXI 307, 314, 323, 327

Within the index

24 finer motifs beneath it

Irish saint as "Mary of the Gael" Virgin Mary has golden hair Virgin Mary prevents (retards) death so as to save sinner's soul. Permits time for repentance and absolution. (Sometimes resuscitation.) Virgin Mary defends innocent accused Faithfulness to Virgin Mary, even if not to Christ, rewarded Efficacy of saying "Aves" Virgin Mary has dissolute monk buried in consecrated ground: his only mass is that of the Virgin Miraculous healing by Virgin Mary. (Cf. D2161.) Virgin Mary designates favorite for election for office Virgin Mary supplies mead for unprepared hostess of the king Portrait of the Virgin appears to devotee Virgin Mary rescues man attacked by the devil Virgin miraculously prevents nun (monk) from deserting cloister Virgin Mary converts a Jew. (Cf. V330.) Devotee of Virgin is comforted in the hour of death Miracles performed under protection of Virgin Mary Virgin Mary as foster mother Virgin Mary comforts repentant criminals Virgin Mary appears to erring man Virgin Mary appears to devotee Devotee of Virgin Mary given present by her Stella Maris: Virgin Mary as protectress of sailors Testament of Virgin Mary During a flood the Virgin descends into the streets to save her image from the flood waters

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Prayer to Virgin protects against plague. (Cf. V250.) Image of the Virgin Mary speaks. (Cf. V250.) Tree bows to help Virgin Mary in childbirth. (Cf. V250.) Tide held back by Virgin Mary. (Cf. V250.) Virgin Mary intercepts an arrow in battle. (Cf. V250.) Condemned soul saved by Virgin Mary. (Cf. V250.)

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