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.

  • general *Crane Miraculis No. 12
  • general Ward II 605ff. Nos. 10, 18, 20
  • general Herbert III 26
  • general *Crane Vitry 263 No. 296.
Within the index

Filed under Efficacy of saying "Aves".

1 finer motif beneath it
Virgin Mary supports robber on gallows because he once said "Ave Maria"
Filed beside it
Ship in storm saved because of sailors' "Ave Maria". (Cf. D2141.1.)"Ave" on the tongue. Because of faithfulness in saying "Aves" the words are found imprinted on the dead man's tongue. (Cf. V86.2.)Devil exorcised by "Ave"Nun forgets to hail Mary and goes into the world to sinJoseph and Mary threaten to leave heaven when the man who has always prayed to them is refused admittanceMurdered boy still sings "Ave" after his death. (Chaucer's Prioress's Tale.)Virgin Mary will not let devil (authorities) take robber noble who daily says "Ave"Virgin forbids devil to take robber as long as he continues to say two "Aves" daily

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