Magic ball — Mythoi

Motif

Magic ball.

Magic. · Magic objects. · Kinds of magic objects. · Miscellaneous magic objects. · view the constellation · filed as D1256

Attested across traditions

North American Indigenous Tales of the North American Indians , Tale 43 receipt

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Filed across the traditions

Breton Sébillot Incidents s. v. "boule"
N. Am. Indian *Thompson Tales 315 n. 145b, Thompson CColl II 331 (Osage).
general *Chauvin V 87 No. 27 n. 2, VII 98 No. 375 n. 3. Irish myth: Cross

Within the index

Filed under Miscellaneous magic objects.

Filed beside it

Magic chain (iron) Magic metal Magic staff. (Cf. D1277.) Magic tube Magic fishhook Magic bridge Magic cigar Magic grinding-stone Magic mill Magic sphere Magic book Magic card Magic statue (doll) Magic fire Magic circle Magic formula (charm)

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Magic ball indicates road. Rolls ahead. (Cf. D1256.) Magic wishing-ball. (Cf. D1256.) Magic ball flight. Man throws ball and is carried along with it. (Cf. D1256.) Speaking muirlan (ball). (Cf. D1256.) Speaking ball of thread. (Cf. D1256.) Muirlan (ball) removes itself. (Cf. D1256.)

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Thunderbird. A mythical giant bird usually thought of as a thunder-god Roc. A giant bird which carries off men in its claws Helpful animal. See also entire section B300–599, especially B350 Grateful animals Helpful wild beasts – felidae Animal nurse. Animal nourishes abandoned child Bat rescues man from height. Bat lets him down in a spider-web basket Magic footwear Magic arrow Magic bone gives advice. (Cf. D1013.) Miraculous speed from magic object Magic arrow flight. Man keeps ahead of arrow which he shoots. (Cf. D1092.)

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