μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 3references

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.

  • Irish mythCross
  • general Kittredge Witchcraft 169, 487f. nn. 46, 47
  • general England, Scotland: *Baughman.
Within the index

Filed under Magic object performs other services for owner.

1 finer motif beneath it
Much butter made from little milk by power of saint
Filed beside it
Magic object confers miraculous powers (luck)Magic object removes obstaclesMagic object controls condition of soilMagic object splits or cuts thingsMagic object causes things to seek their proper placeMagic object controls fireMagic object produces fountain. (Cf. D925.1.)Magic object revivifies treesMagic smoke carries power of saint. (Cf. D1271, V220.)Line drawn by saint's bachall separates calves from their mothers. (Cf. D1272.1, D1277.)Magic object does not awaken sleepersMagic object causes tree to spring upCharm renders magic efficacious[First Edition: D1578. Magic object keeps off enchantment. (Cf. D1380.)]Tasks performed by use of magic objectClimbing into air on magic rope. (Cf. D1203.)
Travels with
Magic formula (charm)Butter magically kept from coming. (Cf. D1573, D2083.)

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