The constellation
D1721 Magic power from magician
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- Magic power from donning magician's clothes. (Cf. D1052.) · D1721.0.1 entry
- Magic power obtained secretly from magician's friends · D1721.0.2 entry
- Magic power from devil · D1721.1 entry
- Magic power acquired by eating fish which have eaten dead magician's flesh · D1721.2 entry
- Magician blows magic into disciples' ears · D1721.3 entry
- Disciples drink magician's urine · D1721.4 entry
- Magician's disciples eat magic iron · D1721.5 entry
- Magician's disciples acquire magic powers by study · D1721.6 entry
keeps company
- Fox produces fire by striking tail to ground · D2158.1.1 entry
- Transformation: fox to person · D313.1 entry
- Transformation: objects to gold · D475.1 entry
- Transformation: brick (tile) to gold · D475.1.7 entry
- Transformation: money to pewter · D475.2.4 entry
- Magic rock (stone) · D931 entry
- Reward for providing coffins for poor · Q42.2 entry
- Bridal couple must never see each other before wedding · T134.1 entry
- Fox as alchemist · B121.2 entry
- Prophetic fox · B142.1 entry
cross-ref
- Magician. (Cf. D1721.) · D1711 entry
Thompson cites
- Myths & Legends of China · Chapter XV