μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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 Kittredge Witchcraft 120ff., 446ff. nn. 136–152 passim. – England, Scotland: *Baughman.
Within the index

Filed under Magic object protects from unwelcome lover.

1 finer motif beneath it
Clever woman and devil as paramour. Devil betrays means by which he can be driven out
Filed beside it
Magic sword protects woman from fairy lover in husband's absence. (Cf. D1081, F301.)
Travels with
Magic plantGirl wooed by devil is saved by magic herb she wears. (Cf. D1386.2.)

wander