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Motif

Magic salve (ointment).

Magic. · Magic objects. · Kinds of magic objects. · Magic waters and medicines. · view the constellation · filed as D1244

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“The Nunnery on Fire Seeing all these gods arrive to help the novice, the Superior, I Yu, held consultation with the choir-mistress, saying: "We assigned to the Princess the burdensome work of the kitchen because she refused to return to the world; but since she has entered on her duties the gods of the eight caves of Heaven have come to offer her fruit, Ch'ieh Lan sweeps the kitchen, the dragon has dug a well, the God of the Hearth and…”

— Myths & Legends of China, Chapter X · served from our shelf

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  • BretonSébillot Incidents s. v. "onguent"
  • GreekRoscher Lexikon s. v. "Achilleus" I 24, *Grote I 219
  • ChineseWerner 276f., 281f → on our shelf: Myths & Legends of China, Chapter X
  • Cape Verde IslandsParsons MAFLS XV (1) 219 No. 73.
  • general *Type 611: *Fb "salve" III 150b, "øje" III 1166b
  • general Chauvin V 41 No. 388, 146 No. 72
  • general Penzer IV 90 n. 1, IX 45 n. 1
  • general Griffith MLN XXV 102. Irish myth: *Cross
Within the index

Filed under Magic waters and medicines.

Filed beside it
Magic medicine (= charm)Magic fluidMagic pillMagic perfumeMagic powderHuman liver as medicine
Travels with
Magic salve causes blindness. (Cf. D1244, D1331.3.1.)Salve causes magic sight and blindness. (Cf. D1244, D1323.5, D1331.2.2.) Put on left eye causes one to see all treasure of earth; on the right, makes blindRejuvenation by magic oil. (Cf. D1244.)Magic ointment makes person old. (Cf. D1244.)Magic ointment renders invulnerable. (Cf. D1244.)Magic ointment gives immortality. Burning at night and anointment with magic ointment by day. (Cf. D1244.)Oil of immortality. (Cf. D1244.)Magic salve renders invisible. (Cf. D1244.)Magic snake-oil causes illusions. (Cf. D1244.)Magic salve removes horns from person. (Cf. D1244.)Magic ointment causes wings to grow on person. (Cf. D1244.)Magic ointment protects. (Cf. D1244.)Magic oil prevents burning. (Cf. D1244.)Ointment gives protection on journey. (Cf. D1244.)Magic salve protects from enchantment. (Cf. D1244.)Magic healing salve. (Cf. D1244.)Magic balm heals wounds. (Cf. D1244.)Magic ointment restores sight. (Cf. D1244.)Magic ointment cures ulcers. (Cf. D1244.)Transportation by putting magic ointment on feet. (Cf. D1244.)Ointment cures left cheek, not right. (Cf. D1244.)Magic sight by putting ointment into eye. (Cf. D1244.)Invulnerability by being burned and anointed with magic ointments. (Cf. D1244.)Resuscitation by salve (oil). (Cf. D1244.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Blind god. HödhrGoddess of mercyAnimal as servant to manAnimal as domestic servantHelpful tigerTransformation: man to tigerTransformation: instruments of torture to lotus flowersMagic object acquired as reward for religious austeritiesMagic peachMagic hairpinMagic waters and medicinesMagic peach gives immunity from age. (Cf. D981.2.)

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