The constellation
G257 Charms to cause witch to reveal herself. (Cf. G271.)
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● motif
● tale type
● on the shelf
● attested
The same sky, in words
filed under
- Recognition of witches · G250 entry
beneath it
- Burning object forces witch to reveal herself: sympathetic magic · G257.1 entry
- Reading Bible backwards causes witch to reveal herself. (Cf. D1985.2.) · G257.2 entry
- Turning table, cutting notches in it causes witch to reveal herself · G257.3 entry
- Taking tile from witch's house forces her to reveal herself · G257.4 entry
- Person puts man's breeches over cow's head; the cow stops in front of witch's house · G257.5 entry
- Person places three notched elder twigs under bowl. Witch is forced to remove them, thus revealing herself · G257.6 entry
cross-ref
- Person paralyzed. (Cf. D5.1, G256.3, G257.) · D2072.0.5 entry
- Witch exorcised · G271 entry