The constellation
D1091 Magic bow
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● on the shelf
● attested
The same sky, in words
filed under
- Magic weapons · D1080 entry
keeps company
- Magic formula renders invisible. (Cf. D1273.) · D1361.26 entry
- Magic trousers conquer enemy. Hero spreads them in air and balls of fire fall from them on enemy. (Cf. D1055.) · D1400.1.1 entry
- Magic object burns person up · D1402.0.1 entry
- Magic bracelet kills man. (Cf. D1074.) · D1402.6 entry
- Magic arrow shakes heavens. (Cf. D1092.) · D1549.1 entry
- Magic trousers make river boil. (Cf. D1055.) · D1549.3.3 entry
- Transformation: sea dragon to serpent · D419.1.1 entry
- Transformation: dragon-king to gust of wind · D429.2.1 entry
- Sea dragon in serpent's form to accompany hero. (Cf. D419.1.1, B11.) · D659.4.2 entry
- Disenchantment by striking · D712.3 entry
cross-ref
- When bow is taken away from owner, he loses all strength. (Cf. D1091.) · D1336.10 entry
- Hercules' bow and arrow essential to capture Troy · D1400.1.4.5 entry
- Magic bow summons giant. (Cf. D1091.) · D1421.4.2 entry
- Magic wishing-bow. (Cf. D1091.) · D1470.1.34 entry
- Only master is able to bend bow. (Cf. D1091.) · D1651.1 entry
- Unerring bow. Always hits mark. (Cf. D1091) · D1653.1.4 entry
carried in tale type
- Magnetic Mountain Draws Everything to It · ATU 322*
Thompson cites
- Myths & Legends of China · Chapter XII