μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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.
Within the index

Filed under Asceticism.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Asceticism: cleric practices continual genuflexionCross vigil. Cleric stands with hands extended in shape of crossSaint always extends one hand toward heaven while performing such acts as eating or reaping
Filed beside it
Kingship renounced to become an asceticSince salvation is predestined, asceticism deemed uselessHusband abandons wife to become asceticMurderer becomes asceticMaintaining silence as ascetic practiceAscetic fastingAscetic weepingAscetic cleric tortures his fleshAscetic cleric avoids listening to musicAscetic cleric never smilesAscetic immersionAscetic cleric leads mendicant lifeAscetic cleric lives for seven years on whale's backAscetic cleric renounces world (to become a herder)Monk refuses chance of having temptation removed since he considers it strengthening to have it ever present to test himEvil ascetic misuses magic powers obtained through religious meditation

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