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Prevuius group

Group No. 63


Letter

D. Magic

Group No.

D1500 – D1549

Group name

Magic object controls disease

Description

D1500.0.1. Magic book controls disease. (Cf. D1266.) Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1500.1.1. Magic healing fountain. (Cf. D925, V134.) Irish: Plummer cl, *Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. “fontaine”; Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1500.1.2. Sacred healing stone. (Cf. D931.) Irish: Plummer clvii, *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1500.1.7.2. Magic healing spittle. (Cf. D1001, D1505.2.) *Fb “spytte” III 514b, 515a; Irish: Plummer clxxvii, *Cross (D1500.1.8); Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1500.1.8. Magic amulet cures disease. (Cf. D1070.) Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1500.1.9. Magic jewel cures disease. (Cf. D1071.) Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1500.1.9.1. Magic sapphire cures disease. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1500.1.12. Magic statue cures disease. (Cf. D1268.) Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1500.1.12.1. Magic statue of brazen serpent cures disease. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1500.1.18. Magic healing water. (Cf. D1242.1.) *Type 590; Seligmann 13ff., *106; Fb “vand” III 1001b, “livets vand” II 439b; MacCulloch Childhood 67f. – Irish myth: *Cross; Babylonian: Spence 178; Jewish: Neuman; Arabian: Burton Nights S VI 213; India: Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 23; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 354 nn. 279, 279a.
 
D1500.1.18.6. Magic healing river. (Cf. D915.) Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1500.1.25. Magic garment as remedy. (Cf. D1052.) Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1500.1.33.1.2. Magic healing milk of lioness. (Cf. D1018.) Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1500.4.4. Ray of sunlight causes leprosy. (Cf. D1162.) Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1500.4.6. Ashes cause leprosy. (Cf. D931.1.2.) Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1500.4.7. Magic bed causes disease. (Cf. D1154.1.) Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1501.6. Amulet assists in childbearing. (Cf. D1070.) Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1502.3.1. Charm for fever. (Cf. D1273.) *Kittredge Witchcraft 392 n. 105. – Jewish: Neuman; Hindu: Tawney II 165.
 
D1502.4.2. Blood as cure for leprosy. (Cf. D1003.) *Chauvin VIII 195 No. 235 n. 1; Herbert Catalogue of Romances III 202; Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1502.4.3. Touching magic boat with exposed child in it cures leprosy. (Cf. D1121.) Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1502.7.1. Magic locust egg cures earache. (Cf. D1024.) Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1502.8.2. Magic snail body cures boils. (Cf. D1010.1.) Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1502.8.3. Magic figs cure boils. (Cf. D1031.2.) Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1502.9. Viper body cures skin disease. (Cf. D1010.1) Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1504.2. Amulet cures nosebleed. (Cf. D1070.) Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1505.16. Magic statue (when kissed) restores sight. (Cf. D1268, D1794.) Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1505.17. Magic stone restores sight. (Cf. D931.) Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1506. D1506. Magic object cures deafness. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1514.2. Magic girdle relieves pain. (Cf. D1057.1.) Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1515.4. Antidote for snakebite. (Cf. D1515.2.1.) Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1515.4.3. Hind’s horns as antidote for snakebite. (Cf. D1011.1.) Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1515.4.4. Body of gnat as antidote for snakebite. (Cf. D1010.) Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1515.4.5. Sight of brass serpent as antidote for snakebite. (Cf. D1268.3.) Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1517.1. Body of housefly as remedy for hornet sting. (Cf. D1010.) Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1520.28. Magic transportation in whirlwind. (Cf. D906.) *Taylor FFC LXX 24 n. 1; Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1521.5.1. Turquoise gives miraculous speed. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1532.5. Magic chariot bears person aloft. (Cf. D1114.) Jones PMLA XXIII 574. – Greek: *Frazer Apollodorus I 38 n. 2, Fox 115, 213; Irish: Plummer xxvii, *Cross; Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys, Penzer VI 21f., 201ff.
 
D1540.3. Magic stone controls water. (Cf. D931.) Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1547.3. Magic object lifts heavy object from river bottom. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D1549.5. Magic staff draws water from stone. (Cf. D925.1, D1254, D1567.6.) Spanish Exempla: Keller; Jewish: bin Gorion Born Judas@2 III 19, *Neuman: India: Thompson-Balys.
 
D1549.9. Magic rod causes all waters to turn to blood. (Cf. D1254.2.) Jewish: Neuman.

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