μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Magic knife.

Magic. · Magic objects. · Kinds of magic objects. · Magic weapons. · view the constellation · filed as D1083

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Jewish Neuman
  • Eskimo (Greenland) Holm 68, Rasmussen I 230
  • Africa (Ekoi) Talbot 127, 211.
  • general *Type 576**, 576******. Icelandic: *Boberg
Within the index

Filed under Magic weapons.

1 finer motif beneath it
Magic poignard (dagger)
Filed beside it
Magic sword Magic saber Magic spear. (Cf. D1086.) Magic javelin Magic lance Magic sling Magic bow Magic arrow Magic missile Magic cudgel (club) Magic hammer (Mjölnir) Magic firearms Magic battle-axe Magic armor Magic trident
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Magic carving knife. (Cf. D1083.) Magic knife (weapon) Magic two-edged knife indicates direction. Points in proper direction; bends downward to indicate wrong direction. (Cf. D1083.) Knife sings as warning of fraud. (Cf. D1083.) Magic knife conquers enemy. (Cf. D1083.) Alleged resuscitating knife sold. (Cf. D1083.)
Carried in tale types

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “magic” · wander