μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Death enclosed in a bottle.

Miscellaneous groups of motifs. · Symbolism. · Personifications. · view the constellation · filed as Z111.1

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Breton Sébillot Incidents s. v. "bouteille"
  • India Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Death personified.

1 finer motif beneath it
Death imprisoned by a soldier in a magic knapsack, bottle or nutshell
Filed beside it
Death magically bound to tree. While he is bound no one can die Death as eight-headed monster Death excluded from sacred grove Death (fate) assumes various forms to destroy men Death's messengers

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