μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

"Hand of glory" renders light invisible. Candles of human fat from dead man's hand make light invisible except to man holding it. (Cf. D1162.2.1.)

Magic. · Magic objects. · Function of magic objects. · Magic objects effect changes in persons. · Magic object effects temporary change in person. · view the constellation · filed as D1361.7

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • general Penzer III 150
  • general *Fb "tyvefinger" III 917b.
Within the index

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Magic mist of invisibility. (Cf. D902.1.)Magic stone gives invisibility. (Cf. D931.)Magic ash-tree renders invisible. (Cf. D950.6.)Magic calabash renders invisible. (Cf. D965.2.)Magic seed renders invisibleMagic flower renders invisible. (Cf. D975.)Heart of unborn child renders person invisible. (Cf. D997.1.1.)Serpent's crown renders invisible. (Cf. D1011.3.1, B112.)Magic feather renders invisible. (Cf. D1021.)Magic herb renders invisible. (Cf. D965.)Magic cloak of invisibility. (Cf. D1053.)Magic belt renders invisible. (Cf. D1057.)Magic hat renders invisible. (Cf. D1067.1.)Magic cap renders invisible: tarnkappe. (Cf. D1067.2, D1361.16.)Saint's cowl renders invisible. (Cf. D1067.3.1.)Magic ring renders invisible. (Cf. D1076.)
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Hand-of-glory. Magic candle made of criminal's hand

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