Magic breath — Mythoi

Motif

Magic breath.

Magic. · Magic objects. · Kinds of magic objects. · Magic bodily members. · Magic bodily members – human. · view the constellation · filed as D1005

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Literary CrystallizationUlysses, 14 Oxen of the Sun
Ancient EgyptianEgyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri, SETNA AND THE MAGIC BOOKSETNA AND THE MAGIC BOOK
North American IndigenousTales of the North American Indians, Tale 85LXXXV. THE MAGIC APPLES 2%

Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

IrishPlummer clxxii, *Cross
JewishNeuman.

Within the index

Filed under Magic bodily members – human.

Filed beside it

Magic hair Magic head Magic eye. See references to D2071 Magic foot Magic hand Magic internal organs – human Magic private parts – human Magic spittle Magic excrements Magic blood – human Magic tears Magic buttocks Magic bone (human). (Cf. D1013.)Magic human flesh Magic bodily members (human) – miscellaneous

Travels with

Magic skin makes person appear ugly. (Cf. D1005.)Saint's breath causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1005.)Breath causes magic forgetfulness. (Cf. D1005.)Magic breath kills. (Cf. D1005.)Magic breath subdues animals. (Cf. D1005.)Magic breath causes disease. (Cf. D1005.)Saint's breath causes death. (Cf. D1005.)Saint's breath restores sight. (Cf. D1005.)Saint's breath restores speech. (Cf. D1005.)Hero's breath returns head to headless horseman. (Cf. D1005.)Saint's breath restores shattered vessel. (Cf. D1005.)Saint's breath kindles lamps. (Cf. D1005.)

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