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Motif

Magic fly-whisk.

Magic. · Magic objects. · Kinds of magic objects. · Miscellaneous magic objects. · view the constellation · filed as D1287

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“In these battles there is much lightning, thunder, flight of fire-dragons, dark clouds which vomit burning hails of murderous weapons; swords, spears, and arrows fall from the sky on to the heads of the combatants; the earth trembles, the pillars of Heaven shake. Chun T'i One of these gifted warriors was Chun T'i, a Taoist of the Western Paradise, who appeared on the scene when the armies of the rival dynasties were facing each other.”

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

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Filed under Miscellaneous magic objects.

Filed beside it
Magic chain (iron)Magic metalMagic staff. (Cf. D1277.)Magic tubeMagic ballMagic fishhookMagic bridgeMagic cigarMagic grinding-stoneMagic millMagic sphereMagic bookMagic cardMagic statue (doll)Magic fireMagic circle
Travels with
Magic fly-whisk stops sword-thrusts. (Cf. D1287.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
God with three facesTransformation: man to tortoise (turtle)Transformation to escape deathMagic lotus-flower. (Cf. D965.6, D1641.15.)Magic fly-whisk stops sword-thrusts. (Cf. D1287.)Magic wand breaks enemy's sword. (Cf. D1254.1.)

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