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Group No. 72


Letter

D. Magic

Group No.

D1200 – D1299

Group name

Kinds of magic objects IV

Description

D1202. D1202. Magic anvil. Irish myth: *Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. “enclume”; Chinese: Graham.
 
D1203. D1203. Magic rope. *Type 559; *BP II 539; Chinese: Werner 348; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen III 216; Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 402.
 
D1204. D1204. Magic hoe. Africa (Zulu): Callaway 363.
 
D1205. D1205. Magic shovel. Fb “skovl”, “redskab”.
 
D1205.1. D1205.1. Magic spade. Fb “redskab”, “spade”; S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 3.
 
D1206. D1206. Magic axe. *Fb “styrke” III 630a, “redskab” III 30a, “økse” III 1171b. – Icelandic: Bósa Saga 58; Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 1055; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 107; Tahiti: Beckwith Myth 468.
 
D1206.1. D1206.1. Magic sickle. India: Thompson-Balys.
 
D1207. D1207. Magic wheel. *Fb “hjul”; Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1207.1. D1207.1. Destructive “rolling wheel” of druid. Irish myth: *Cross.
 
D1208. D1208. Magic whip. Fb “pisk”. – Chinese: Werner 161.
 
D1209. D1209. Miscellaneous utensils and implements.
 
D1209.1. D1209.1. Magic bridle. Greek: Fox 40.
 
D1209.2. D1209.2. Magic saddle. *Fb “guldsadel” I 514b, “ønske” III 1178b.
 
D1209.3. D1209.3. Magic plow. Fb “plov”; Irish myth: Cross.
 
D1209.4. D1209.4. Magic hammer. Type 308*; Jewish: Neuman; Korean: Zong in-Sob 144.
 
D1209.5. D1209.5. Magic fish-hook.
 
D1209.6. D1209.6. Magic thong. Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 267.
 
D1209.7. D1209.7. Magic game board (chessboard). Icelandic: *Boberg.
 
D1209.8. D1209.8. Magic broom. India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 152.
 
D1210. D1210. Magic musical instruments. Finnish: Kalevala rune 41; India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 176 No. 25.
 
D1211. D1211. Magic drum. India: Thompson-Balys; Indo-Chinese: Scott 283; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen III 96; Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 47, (Gold Coast): Barker and Sinclair 90 No. 16, (Benga): Nassau 113 No. 11.
 
D1212. D1212. Magic rattle. Ibo (Nigeria): Thomas 119.
 
D1213. D1213. Magic bell. Fb “kirkeklokke”; *Thompson CColl II 348, 358, 363. – Irish: Plummer clxxvi – clxxvii, *Cross, Beal XXI 328, O’Suilleabhain 88; English: Child I 173, 231, III 235, 244, 519f.; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. “cloche”; Jewish: *Neuman; Thompson River: Teit JAFL XXIX 320 No. 11.
 
D1213.1. D1213.1. Magic gong. India: Thompson-Balys.
 
D1221. D1221. Magic trumpet. *Aarne MSFO XXV 117; Jewish: Neuman; Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 62.
 
D1222. D1222. Magic horn (musical). *Types 566, 569, 592; *BP I 464ff., 470ff., II 470ff.; *Aarne MSFO XXV 117. – Icelandic: *Boberg; English: Child I 15 – 17, 23, 55, 367; Italian Novella: Rotunda.
 
D1223. D1223. Magic clarinet. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. “clarinette”.
 
D1223.1. D1223.1. Magic flute. (Cf. D1224.) *Type 780; *Fb “fløjte”. – Icelandic: Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham; Ibo (Nigeria): Thomas 146.
 
D1224. D1224. Magic pipe (musical). *Aarne MSFO XXV 117; *Fb “rotte” III 83a, “ønske” III 1178b; *Type 570, 515*; Penzer III 187. – English: Child I 47; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. “pipe”; N. A. Indian (Central Algonquin): Skinner JAFL XXVII 98.
 
D1224.1. D1224.1. Magic flageolet. Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 75 No. 594*.
 
D1225. D1225. Magic whistle. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. “sifflet”; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 10; Missouri French: Carrière.
 
D1225.1. D1225.1. Magic mouth harp. Chinese: Graham.
 
D1231. D1231. Magic harp. Hertz Spielmannsbuch 71, 363; *Fb “harpe” IV 201b; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; English: Child V 482 s.v. “harp”; Greek: Grote I 214; Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1231.1. D1231.1. Magic lyre. Greek: Fox 44 (Amphion).
 
D1232. D1232. Magic lute. Hindu: Tawney I 338 n; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 192, II 859.
 
D1233. D1233. Magic violin (fiddle). *Types 559, 577, 592, 851, 853; Fb “fiol” I 293b, “spille” III 488a; Basset RTP XXVI 266; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. “violon”; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys, Penzer III 187 n. 3; Cape Verde Islands: Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 280 No. 91; Africa (Gold Coast): Barker and Sinclair 97, 100 No. 18.
 
D1233.1. D1233.1. Magic musical bow. India: Thompson-Balys.
 
D1234. D1234. Magic guitar. Chinese: Werner 121; Philippine: Fansler MAFLS XII 231, 278.
 
D1239. D1239. Magic musical instruments – miscellaneous.
 
D1240. D1240. Magic waters and medicines. *Types 331, 513, 551, 576****; *Penzer III 60ff. – Irish myth: *Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. “guérison”; Greek: Fox 72 (Minos), 112 (Medea and Jason); Arabian: Burton Nights I 124, III 259, V 394, IX 204, S VI 328; Hindu: Tawney I 265, 360, 534, 554, II 4ff., 208, 211; Chinese: Werner 275ff.; Africa (Benga): Nassau 208 No. 33.
 
D1241. D1241. Magic medicine (= charm). Hindu: Tawney II 165; India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Benga): Nassau 100, 139, 178, 208 Nos. 7, 15, 24 (version 1), 33, (Ekoi): Talbot 34, 178, 344, 359, (Hottentot): Bleek 55 No. 24, (Zanzibar): Bateman 204 No. 10, (Fang): Nassau 242 No. 9, (Basuto): Jacottet 212 No. 31.
 
D1242. D1242. Magic fluid. See references for D1040. – Chinese: Werner 216.
 
D1242.1. D1242.1. Magic water. (Note: here are included all references to magic water, whether as a remedy or as another type of magic agent). *Types 590, 613; *Christiansen FFC XXIV 79; *Chauvin VI 202; *Fb “vand”, “livets vand”; *Pauli (ed. Bolte) Nos. 34, 328; Köhler-Bolte I 118, 143; Morgan MPh. VI 331; Nitze MPh. VII 145; *MacCulloch Childhood 67ff. – Irish: Plummer cl, clxxviii, clxxx, *Cross, O’Suilleabhain 69, Beal XXI 325; Icelandic: Göngu Hrolfs Saga 309, Boberg; Italian Novella: Rotunda; Jewish: *Neuman; Babylonian: Spence 178; Arabian: Burton Nights S VI 213; India: Thompson-Balys, Penzer I 28, III 227f., VI 5, 8, 62; Chinese: Werner 205. – N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 354 n. 279; Eskimo (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 47.
 
D1242.1.1. D1242.1.1. Baptismal water as magic object. *Kittredge Witchcraft 150f., 470 nn. 117 – 125; England: Baughman.
 
D1242.1.2. D1242.1.2. Holy water as magic object. Kittredge Witchcraft 124ff., 449f. nn. 1 – 33 passim; Irish myth: *Cross; England: Baughman.
 
D1242.2. D1242.2. Magic potion. Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Þorsteinssaga Vikingssona (FAS II) 394, Flateyarbók I 279, *Boberg; English: Wells 80 (Sir Tristrem), 145 (Parthenope of Blois), Child V 305b; Greek: Fox 200 (Phaon), *Grote I 219; Africa (Hottentot): Bleek 55 No. 24.
 
D1242.3. D1242.3. Magic drops. Type 576*****; India: Thompson-Balys.
 
D1242.4. D1242.4. Magic oil. India: Thompson-Balys; Jewish: *Neuman.
 
D1243. D1243. Magic pill. *Chauvin VIII 133 No. 126; India: Thompson-Balys, Meyer Hindu 193, Penzer II 183 n. 1, III 75f, VII 40 n. 1, 41ff., 222f.; Chinese: Werner 134, 159, 184f., 275ff., Eberhard FFC CXX 162.
 
D1244. D1244. Magic salve (ointment). *Type 611: *Fb “salve” III 150b, “øje” III 1166b; Chauvin V 41 No. 388, 146 No. 72; Penzer IV 90 n. 1, IX 45 n. 1; Griffith MLN XXV 102. – Irish myth: *Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. “onguent”; Greek: Roscher Lexikon s.v. “Achilleus” I 24, *Grote I 219; Chinese: Werner 276f., 281f; Cape Verde Islands: Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 219 No. 73.
 
D1245. D1245. Magic perfume. *Chauvin V 10 No. 7, 60 No. 19 n. 1.
 
D1246. D1246. Magic powder. Type 726*; Chauvin VI 8 No. 273. – India: Thompson-Balys. Tawney I 378; Chinese: Werner 375; Cape Verde Islands: Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 214 No. 73; Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 142 No. 20.
 
D1248. D1248. Human liver as medicine. India: Thompson-Balys.
 
D1250. D1250. Miscellaneous magic objects.
 
D1251. D1251. Magic chain (iron).
 
D1251.1. D1251.1. Iron chain made by magic. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. “chaine”.
 
D1252. D1252. Magic metal. Irish myth: *Cross.
 
D1252.1. D1252.1. Magic steel. Fb “stål” III 647b; Penzer II 106 n. 4.
 
D1252.1.1. D1252.1.1. Magic iron. India: Thompson-Balys.
 
D1252.1.2. D1252.1.2. Magic nails. India: Thompson-Balys.
 
D1252.2. D1252.2. Magic copper. *Zingerle 589.
 
D1252.3. D1252.3. Magic gold.
 
A1252.4. Magic gold head.
 
D1254. D1254. Magic staff. (Cf. D1277.) *Fb “kjæp” II 150 – 151, “stav” III 541b. – Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 84, 111, *Boberg; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 302 No. 6; Jewish: bin Gorion Born Judas@2 III 19, *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys, Penzer I 22ff., IX 68f.; Chinese: Graham; Hawaii: Dixon 90; Marquesas: Handy 134; Africa (Kaffir): Theal 145, (Upoto): Einstein 142f., (Bakuba): ibid. 100.
 
D1254.1. D1254.1. Magic wand. *MacCulloch Childhood 205ff.; *Bolte Reise der Söhne Giaffers 221; Saintyves Perrault 63; *Cox Cinderella 485. – Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Corpus Poeticum Boreale I 115; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. “baguette”, “sommeil”, “navigation”; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 67 No. 510; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 9; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Werner 324, 326. – N. A. Indian (Passamaquoddy): Leland 127, (Chilcotin): Farrand JE II 44 No. 30, (Bella Coola): Boas JE I 54, 57, (Kwakiutl): Boas and Hunt JE III 356, (Mandan): Curtis N. A. Indian V 39ff., (Salishan): Boas Proc. Am. Philosophical Soc. XXXIV 38.
 
D1254.1.1. D1254.1.1. Magic pair of sticks. India: Thompson-Balys.
 
D1254.2. D1254.2. Magic rod. (Cf. D1254.1.) Fb “pilegren”; Krappe MLN LVIII (1943) 515ff. – Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman; Hindu: Penzer I 22ff.; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 87, 107; Hawaii: *Beckwith Myth 466; Africa (Kaffir): Theal 129, (Zulu): Callaway 307.
 
D1254.3. D1254.3. Magic pestle. Chinese: Eberhard 221; Africa (Tim): Frobenius Atlantis XI 224ff. No. 38, (Fang): Einstein 151.
 
D1254.4. D1254.4. Magic trident. Greek: *Grote I 180.
 
D1255. D1255. Magic tube. *Chauvin VI 133 No. 286 n. 2.
 
D1256. D1256. Magic ball. *Chauvin V 87 No. 27 n. 2, VII 98 No. 375 n. 3. – Irish myth: Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. “boule”; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 315 n. 145b, Thompson CColl II 331 (Osage).
 
D1257. D1257. Magic fishhook. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. “hameçon”; Maori: Dixon 43, Clark 153; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 420.
 
D1258. D1258. Magic bridge. Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys.
 
D1258.1. D1258.1. Bridge made by magic. *Types 313, 314; Köhler-Bolte I 195. – Irish myth: *Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. “pont”; Chinese: Werner 213; Japanese: Ikeda; N. A. Indian (Cherokee): Mooney RBAE XIX 319 No. 67, (Quinault): Farrand JE II 115 No. 10.
 
D1261. D1261. Magic cigar. Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 56 No. 408*A.
 
D1262. D1262. Magic grinding-stone. Gold Coast: Barker and Sinclair 81 No. 13.
 
D1262.1. D1262.1. Magic millstone. Chinese: Eberhard 107.
 
D1263. D1263. Magic mill. *Type 565; BP II 439; Fb “salt”, “havet”, “kværn” *Dh II 155; Gering Festschrift für Eugen Mogh 37. – Irish: Plummer clxxxvi, *Cross.
 
D1264. D1264. Magic sphere. *Chauvin V 259 No. 154.
 
D1266. D1266. Magic book. *Chauvin V 135, 262, 295; Type 611; *Fb “Cyprianus” I 166 – 7, “bog”, “Cyprian” IV 88f.; Hartland Science 199. – Irish: Plummer clxxviii, *Cross; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 297 No. 29, 314 No. 102; Norwegian: Christiansen Norske Eventyr 90; Italian Novella: Rotunda; Jewish: *Neuman; Hindu: Penzer I 37 n. 2, 129f.
 
D1266.1. D1266.1. Magic writings (gramerye, runes). Child I 28, 48, 362, 391f., II 53ff., 506a; *Hdwb d. Abergl. I 1225; Krappe The Sending (Scandinavian Studies XVII [1943] 297 – 304). – Irish myth: *Cross, Beal XXI 311, O’Suilleabhain 33; Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 46f., 295ff., *Boberg; Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1266.1.1. D1266.1.1. Magic ogam writing. Irish myth: *Cross.
 
D1266.2. D1266.2. Magic picture. Hdwb. d. Abergl. I 1282 s.v. “Bild”; Hdwb. d. Märchens s.v. “Bild”. – Irish: O’Suilleabhain 33; Italian Novella: Rotunda; Jewish: Neuman; Chinese: Werner 139, Graham, Eberhard FFC CXX 233f.
 
D1266.3. D1266.3. Magic story. Irish myth: Cross.
 
D1267. D1267. Magic card. *Köhler-Bolte Zs f. Vksk. VI 62 (to Gonzenbach No. 10); – German Grimm No. 82.
 
D1268. D1268. Magic statue (doll). Basset RTP XXVI 22 (and following numbers passim). – Irish: Beal XXI 312; Italian Novella: Rotunda (D1295); Jewish: *Neuman; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 152; Eskimo (Bering Strait): Nelson RBAE XVIII 494.
 
D1271. D1271. Magic fire. *BP I 440; *Hdwb. d. Märchens s. v. “Waberlohe”; Panzer Sigfrid 281 s.v. “Waberlohe”; Fb “ild” II 10a. – Irish: Plummer clxvi, cxxxviii, *Cross; Icelandic: Herrmann Saxo II 601, *Boberg; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. “feu”; Jewish: *Neuman; Africa (Fang): Tessman 104.
 
D1272. D1272. Magic circle. *Types 810, 815; *Chauvin VII 104 No. 378; *Penzer II 98f., III 201, VI 167 n. 3; Saintyves RTP XXV 113; MacCartney Classical Weekly XXII 175 f.; *Loomis White Magic 100; Harou RTP XXV 294. – Icelandic: Boberg; Jewish: *Neuman; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 237.
 
D1272.1. D1272.1. Magic line. Irish: Plummer clxxv, *Cross; India: Thompson-Balys; Koryak: Jochelson JE VI 364; Eskimo (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 79, (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 177f., (West Hudson Bay): ibid. 308f.
 
D1273. D1273. Magic formula (charm). *Types 676, 677; DeCock Studien 156; Encyc. Religion and Ethics III 392; *Chauvin V 10 No. 7, 60 No. 19 n. 1; *Grendon JAFL XXII 105ff.; *Ohrt Danmarks Trylleformler, ibid. Trylleord Fremmede og Danske; *Hestesko FFC XIX; *Kittredge Witchcraft 31f., 386ff. nn. 71, 72, 90, 104; *Fb “Læsning” II 502f.; Penzer I 138ff. – Irish: Plummer cl, clxxix, *Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. “charme”, “blessure”; English: Child I 28, 48, 55, 391f., II 441, 445, 450; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 16; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 84 No. 746; Finnish: Kalevala runes 16, 26; Estonian: Loorits Grundzüge I 288f; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 300 No. 10; Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. – Cape Verde Islands: Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 9, 61; Africa (Zulu): Callaway 101, 143, (Kaffir): Theal 41 No. 2, 45 No. 2, 30 No. 1, 125, (Ekoi): Talbot 401, (Yoruba): Ellis 253 No. 4, 271, (Basuto): Jacottet 100 No. 15, (Angola): Chatelain 183ff. No. 22. – Eskimo: Rink 107 No. 3.
 
D1273.0.1. D1273.0.1. Charm written in blood has magic power. (Cf. D1003.) Fb “blod” IV 47b.
 
D1273.0.2. D1273.0.2. Magic spells mixed with Christian prayers. *Kittredge Witchcraft 146, 465 n. 64; *Fb “Fader Vor” I 260. – Irish myth: *Cross.
 
D1273.0.3. D1273.0.3. Charm sung over flesh chewed by wizard has magic power. Irish myth: Cross.
 
D1273.0.4. D1273.0.4. Charm chanted standing on one foot with one eye shut, etc. Irish myth: *Cross.
 
D1273.0.5. D1273.0.5. Charm containing name of God. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1273.1. D1273.1. Magic numbers. (Cf. Z71.) Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1273.1.1. D1273.1.1. Three as magic number. *Hdwb. d. Abergl. s. v. “Drei”; Irish myth: *Cross; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 8f.; Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1273.1.1.1. D1273.1.1.1. Three on a match (lighting cigarettes or cigars). England, U.S.: *Baughman.
 
D1273.1.1.2. D1273.1.1.2. Breakage of glass or crockery occurs in threes. One breakage is followed by two more. England, U.S.: *Baughman.
 
D1273.1.1.3. D1273.1.1.3. Deaths in a community come in threes. One death is shortly followed by two more. England, U.S.: *Baughman.
 
D1273.1.1.4. D1273.1.1.4. Three meditations on death which prevent laughter. Irish myth: Cross.
 
D1273.1.2. D1273.1.2. Four as magic number. Irish myth: *Cross; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 9.
 
D1273.1.2.1. D1273.1.2.1. Five as magic number. Irish myth: *Cross.
 
D1273.1.3. D1273.1.3. Seven as magic number. *Fb “syv”; Irish myth: *Cross; England: Baughman; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 9; Jewish: Neuman; Siberian: Holmberg Siberian 338.
 
D1273.1.3.1. D1273.1.3.1. Nine as magic number. Irish myth: *Cross.
 
D1273.1.4. D1273.1.4. Ten as magic number. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1273.1.5. D1273.1.5. Twelve as magic number. Fb “tolv”; Gaster Thespis 369; Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1273.1.6. D1273.1.6. Thirteen as magic number. Jewish: Neuman; England, U.S.: *Baughman.
 
D1273.1.7. D1273.1.7. Magic numbers – miscellaneous.
 
D1273.1.7.1. D1273.1.7.1. 101 as magic number. French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 9.
 
D1273.1.7.2. D1273.1.7.2. 9999 as magic number. Persian: Carnoy 327.
 
D1273.2. D1273.2. Magic secret. Finnish: Kalevala rune 20.
 
D1273.3. D1273.3. Bible texts as magic spells. *Kittredge Witchcraft 146, 465 nn. 66, 67, 70; Jewish: *Neuman.
 
D1273.4. D1273.4. Magic measurement (height of Christ). Irish myth: Cross.
 
D1273.5. D1273.5. Magic oath. India: Thompson-Balys.
 
D1273.6. D1273.6. Magic alphabet. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1274. D1274. Magic fetish. *Seligmann 39. – English: Child I 28, 48, 55, 57, 391; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 56, 148, 433, Rasmussen III 100, Holm 56; Africa (Fjort): Dennett 96, (Bushmen, South of Zambesi): Theal 56; S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 38.
 
D1274.1. D1274.1. Magic conjuring bag. Filled with nail parings, human hair, feet of toads, and the like. *Kittredge Witchcraft 48ff., 401f. nn. 197 – 208. – Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 403.
 
D1275. D1275. Magic song. Fb “synge” III 706b, “Kanariefugle” II 85; Hdwb. d. Abergl. IX Nachträge 424ff.; Köhler-Bolte I 125. – Irish: Plummer clxxix, *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Finnish: Kalevala runes 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 24, 40; Greek: Grote I 242; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 125; Africa (Kaffir): Theal 85, 125, (Angola): Chatelain 110ff. No. 7.
 
D1275.1. D1275.1. Magic music. *Krappe Classical Journal XXI 21ff.; *Fb “spille” III 488ab; Gaster Oldest Stories 131. – Irish: *Cross; Plummer clxxii, O’Suilleabhain 54, Beal XXI 320; English: Child V 489 s.v. “music”; Greek: Fox 193 (Hermes and Argos), Frazer Apollodorus I 17 (Orpheus).
 
D1275.2. D1275.2. Magic melody. (Cf. D1275.1.) *BP II 502.
 
D1275.3. D1275.3. Magic hymn. (Cf. D1275.) Irish myth: *Cross.
 
D1275.4. D1275.4. Magic poem (satire).
 
D1276. D1276. Magic straw. *Fb “hest” I 598b; Irish: O‘Suilleabhain 98, Beal XXI 331.
 
D1277. D1277. Magic bachall. (Cf. D1254.) Irish: Plummer cl, clxxv, *Cross, O‘Suilleabhain 85, Beal XXI 328.
 
D1277.1. D1277.1. Magic crozier. Irish: Plummer cl, *Cross.
 
D1278. D1278. Ghoulish charm. Charm made from parts of corpse or things associated with corpse. *Kittredge Witchcraft 141ff., 458ff. nn. 1 – 55; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 148, 173, 347, Rasmussen II 233, III 105, Holm 15, (Bering Strait): Nelson RBAE XVIII 495.
 
D1278.1. D1278.1. Magic churchyard mould. *Fb “kirkegaardsmuld”, “grav”; Hdwb. d. Abergl. III 95; Irish myth: *Cross.
 
D1278.2. D1278.2. Sorcerers use marrow of corpses’ bones. Irish myth: Cross.
 
D1281. D1281. Magic dead fish. Hindu: *Penzer I 46ff.
 
D1281.1. D1281.1. Magic dead pig.
 
D1282. D1282. Magic coil. Chinese: Werner 358.
 
D1282.1. D1282.1. Magic knot. *Fb “vindknude”; Penzer II 189 n. 1; Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1282.1.1. D1282.1.1. Druid‘s knot: magic defense. Irish myth: Cross.
 
D1282.1.2. D1282.1.2. Magic phylactery. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1282.2. D1282.2. Magic wisp. Irish myth: Cross.
 
D1283. D1283. Magic packet. Chinese: Werner 230.
 
D1284. D1284. Magic dice. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 379; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 151.
 
D1285. D1285. Magic spike. Chinese: Werner 123.
 
D1285.1. D1285.1. Spike produced by magic. Irish myth: Cross.
 
D1286. D1286. Magic horseshoe. *Fb “hestesko” I 603b, IV 213b; Frazer Golden Bough XII 309 s.v. “horseshoes”; **Means-Lawrence Magic of the Horseshoe.
 
D1287. D1287. Magic fly-whisk. Chinese: Werner 322.
 
D1288. D1288. Magic coin. *Type 745; *Fb “vekseldaler”; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 107, 152, 222; Japanese: Ikeda; N. A. Indian (Skaulitz): Hill-Tout JAI XXXIV 374.
 
D1291. D1291. Heavenly body as magic object.
 
D1291.1. D1291.1. Sun as magic object. Cox Cinderella 483.
 
D1291.1.1. D1291.1.1. Magic sun-ray. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1291.2. D1291.2. Star as magic object. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1291.2.1. D1291.2.1. Sign in stars as portent. Irish myth: Cross.
 
D1291.2.2. D1291.2.2. Magic star later resolves into its elements. Irish myth: Cross.
 
D1292. D1292. Magic bird nest. Cox Cinderella 517.
 
D1293. D1293. Magic color.
 
D1293.1. D1293.1. Red as magic color. Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 300 No. 6; Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman; Gaster Oldest Stories 69; India: Thompson-Balys.
 
D1293.2. D1293.2. Green as magic color. Irish myth: *Cross.
 
D1293.3. D1293.3. White as magic color. Irish myth: *Cross.
 
D1293.4. D1293.4. Black as magic color. Irish myth: *Cross.
 
D1294. D1294. Magic footprint. *Seligmann 153; Boberg.
 
D1295. D1295. Magic incense. Jewish: Neuman (D1297).
 
D1296. D1296. Sacred relic as magic object. Irish myth: *Cross.
 
D1297. D1297. Magic dye. Irish myth: Cross.
 
D1298. D1298. Magic firewood. Irish myth: Cross.
 
D1299. D1299. Other magic objects. Irish myth: Cross.
 
D1299.1. D1299.1. Magic sign (symbol, insignia). Irish myth: Cross.
 
D1299.2. D1299.2. Magic sepulchre (grave). Irish myth: Cross.
 
D1299.3. D1299.3. Magic cross. Irish myth: Cross.
 
D1299.4. D1299.4. Magic cotton-wool.
 
D1299.5. D1299.5. Magic pair of spectacles. India: Thompson-Balys.

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