Magic object works in contrary fashions

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Magic object works in contrary fashions.

Magic. · Magic objects. · Characteristics of magic objects. · Other characteristics of magic objects. · view the constellation · filed as D1663

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Irish mythCross.

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Filed under Other characteristics of magic objects.

6 finer motifs beneath it

Wands of life and death. Pointed with one end, kill; with the other, resuscitate. (Cf. D1254.1, D1402.10.)Ointment cures left cheek, not right. (Cf. D1244.)Well of life and death. Situated on one hand, kills; on the other, protects against disease. (Cf. E82.)Fountains poison and cure. One, with bronze vessel, tastes sweet and poisons; other, with iron vessel, tastes bitter and cures Well rises or sinks to indicate long or short life. (Cf. D926.)Magic tree gives money to good brother, poisonous animals to bad. (Cf. D950.)

Filed beside it

Magic object obeys master alone Inexhaustible object. Keeps magically renewing itself or expanding Infallible article Immovable object Invisible objects. (Cf. D1981.3; F235.1.)Incombustible objects. (Cf. D1841.3; D2158.2; F979.5.)Untiring object Grateful objects Magic object cannot be replaced Magic object works by being stroked Summer and winter garden. Garden which blooms in winter. (Cf. D961.)Food has taste of any dainty desired. (Cf. D1030, D1359.4.)Sword leaves no trace of blow behind it. (Cf. D1081, D1564.7, F833.)Magic garden grows at once. (Cf. D961.)Magic tree continually in fruit. (Cf. D950.)Silver in chain increases in fire. (Cf. D1078.)

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