μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Magic bell.

Magic. · Magic objects. · Kinds of magic objects. · Magic musical instruments. · view the constellation · filed as D1213

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • English Child I 173, 231, III 235, 244, 519f.
  • Breton Sébillot Incidents s. v. "cloche"
  • Jewish *Neuman
  • general Fb "kirkeklokke"
  • general *Thompson CColl II 348, 358, 363. Irish: Plummer clxxvi–clxxvii, *Cross, Beal XXI 328, O'Suilleabhain 88
  • general Thompson River: Teit JAFL XXIX 320 No. 11.
Within the index

Filed under Magic musical instruments.

1 finer motif beneath it
Magic gong
Filed beside it
Magic drum Magic rattle Magic trumpet Magic horn (musical) Magic clarinet Magic pipe (musical) Magic whistle Magic harp Magic lute Magic violin (fiddle) Magic guitar Magic musical instruments – miscellaneous
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Oracular bell. (Cf. D1213.) Bell sounds to designate pope. (Cf. D1213.) Bell indicates place for settlement. Remains dumb until place destined for saint's final settlement is reached. (Cf. D1213, D1314.1.2, D1314.2.1.) Magic bell gives alarm. (Cf. D1213.) Salvatio Romae. Image of land showing by means of magic bell outbreak of rebellion in any province. (Cf. D1213.) Saint's bell gives weakness. (Cf. D1213.) Magic (musical) horn (bell) relieves hearers of sorrow. (Cf. D1213, D1222.) Magic bell disperses demons. (Cf. D1213.) Saint's bell carried around tribe averts all danger. (Cf. D1213.) Saint's bell conquers enemies. (Cf. D1213.) Magic bell paralyzes perjurer. (Cf. D1213.) Saint's bell keeps cattle from straying. (Cf. D1213.) Magic wishing-bell. (Cf. D1213.) Saint's bell cures disease. (Cf. D1213.) Magic healing bell. (Cf. D1213.) Saint's bell wards off disease. (Cf. D1213, V221.) Disease transferred to saint's bell. (Cf. D1213.) Saint's bell restores speech. (Cf. D1213.) Saint's bell restores reason. (Cf. D1213.) Saint's bell carried on floating stone. (Cf. D1213.) Saint's bell starts crops growing. (Cf. D1213.) Self-ringing bell. (Cf. D1213.) Saint's bell when stolen miraculously returns. (Cf. D1213.) Self-returning bell. (Cf. D1213.)

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