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Motif

Magic song.

Magic. · Magic objects. · Kinds of magic objects. · Miscellaneous magic objects. · view the constellation · filed as D1275

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Icelandic *Boberg
  • Finnish Kalevala runes 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 24, 40 → on our shelf: The Kalevala, Rune VIII
  • Greek Grote I 242
  • Jewish Neuman
  • India Thompson-Balys
  • Chinese Graham
  • Eskimo (Greenland) Rink 125
  • Africa (Kaffir) Theal 85, 125, (Angola): Chatelain 110ff. No. 7.
  • general Fb "synge" III 706b, "Kanariefugle" II 85
  • general Hdwb. d. Abergl. IX Nachträge 424ff.
  • general Köhler-Bolte I 125. Irish: Plummer clxxix, *Cross
Within the index

Filed under Miscellaneous magic objects.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Magic music Magic melody. (Cf. D1275.1.) Magic hymn. (Cf. D1275.) Magic poem (satire)
Filed beside it
Magic chain (iron) Magic metal Magic staff. (Cf. D1277.) Magic tube Magic ball Magic fishhook Magic bridge Magic cigar Magic grinding-stone Magic mill Magic sphere Magic book Magic card Magic statue (doll) Magic fire Magic circle
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Magic hymn. (Cf. D1275.) Magic song gives strength. (Cf. D1275.) Love-producing song. (Cf. D1275.) Magic song renders invisible. (Cf. D1275.) Song causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1275, D1364.24.) Magic song stops spears. (Cf. D1275.) Song protects from fire. (Cf. D1275.) Magic song protects from frost and cold. (Cf. D1275.) Song protects against poison. (Cf. D1275.) Song as protection on journey. (Cf. D1275.) Magic song kills person. (Cf. D1275.) Magic song dulls enemy's sword. (Cf. D1275.) Magic song calls animals together. (Cf. D1275) Saint's song silences hound. (Cf. D1275.) Magic song to catch animals. (Cf. D1275.) Saint's chant kills animal. (Cf. D1275, V220.) Magic song produces food. (Cf. D1275.) Chinese: Graham Magic healing song. (Cf. D1275.) Magic song heals wound. (Cf. D1275.) Boat guided by magic songs. (Cf. D1275.) Magic song controls storm. (Cf. D1275.) Magic song causes storm. (Cf. D1275.) Magic song brings rain. (Cf. D1275.) Magic song drives back flooding sea. (Cf. D1275.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Magic song heals wound. (Cf. D1275.) Magic power at cross-roads Flow of blood magically stopped. (Cf. D1504.) Task: making an invisible knot with an egg Task: making boat from splinters of a spindle and shuttle Task: splitting a hair with a blunt knife

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