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Motif

Magic drink.

Magic. · Magic objects. · Kinds of magic objects. · Magic drink. · view the constellation · filed as D1040

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Irish Plummer clxxii, *Cross
  • Icelandic De la Saussaye 143, *Boberg
  • English Child I 363 n. 364
  • Swiss Jegerlehner Oberwallis 328 No. 24
  • Italian Novella Rotunda
  • Hindu Keith 46
  • Eskimo (Greenland) Rink 453.
  • general *MacCulloch Childhood 70–72
  • general *Fb "drikke" I 204b, "styrke" III 630a. – Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 287 n. 2 → on our shelf: The Library (Bibliotheca), APOLLODORI BIBLIOTHECA, ch. 33
Within the index
5 finer motifs beneath it
Drink supplied by magic Blood as magic drink Milk as magic drink Magic beer Magic wine
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Magic drink gives immortality to gods. (Cf. D1040.) Magic strength-giving drink. (Cf. D1040.) Magic drink gives weakness. (Cf. D1040.) Magic drink rejuvenates. (Cf. D1040.) Magic drink gives immortality. (Cf. D1040.) Contents of bottle cause magic sleep. (Cf. D1040, D1171.8, D1242.) Sleeping potion: drink causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1040, D1242.2, D1364.12.) Drink causes magic forgetfulness. (Cf. D1040, D2004.3.1.) Magic drink causes memory. (Cf. D1040.) Magic drink causes insanity. (Cf. D1040.) Magic drink causes horns to grow on person. (Cf. D1040.) Magic drink causes arms to fall from shoulders. (Cf. D1040.) Drink from magic cup deprives man of legs. (Cf. D1040, D1171.6.) Magic healing drink. (Cf. D1040, D1242.) Magic drink restores arms. (Cf. D1040.) Inexhaustible drink. (Cf. D1040, D1472.1.16.) Drink has taste of any liquor desired. (Cf. D1040.) Magic powers from swallowing magic drink. (Cf. D1040.) Food and drink appear and disappear in otherworld. (Cf. D1030, D1040.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Bag of winds. Wind is confined in a bag. Man breaks prohibition against looking into bag and releases winds Transformation: man to swine Transformation: woman to bitch Transformation: man to dove Transformation: man (woman) to almond tree Transformation by drinking Disenchantment from tree form by embrace of lover Moly: magic plant Magic lotus plant. (Cf. D975.1.) Magic chair Lotus causes forgetfulness. (Cf. D965.6, D2004.3.) Plant as antidote to spells and enchantments. (Cf. D965.)

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