Magician. (Cf. D1721.)

Motif

Magician. (Cf. D1721.)

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Possession and means of employment of magic powers. · Possession of magic powers. · view the constellation · filed as D1711

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Scholars’ trail — 14references

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.

IcelandicMacCulloch Eddic 299, *Boberg
Italian NovellaRotunda
LivonianLoorits FFC LXVI 57ff. Nos. 128–159
LappishQvigstad FFC LX 50ff. Nos. 90–119
JewishNeuman
India*Thompson-Balys
S. Am. Indian (Toba)Métraux MAFLS XL 162.
general *Type 325
general Dickson 121 n. 64
general *Finnur Jónsson "Um galdra, seieth, seiethmenn og völur," thyjár ritgjörethir (København, 1892) 5–28
general *Seligmann 6f.
general *Penzer IV 39 n. 1, 46ff.
general *Fb "klog mand" II 187
general Malone PMLA XLIII 400. – Irish myth: *Cross

Within the index

Filed under Possession of magic powers. (Cf. D800.)

16 finer motifs beneath it

Magician's apprentice Magician keeps magic power in tumor in back Means of becoming magician Biblical worthy as magician Virgil as magician Sun as magician Druid as magician Fairy as magician. (Cf. F234.0.2.)God or demigod as magician King as magician Strong man as magician Dark-haired people (with bowed nose) as magicians People of certain place as magicians Family of magicians People who come on ship with sickness accused as magicians Reptile-men cure snake bites, and can summon together snakes (or mice) and lead them away anywhere

Filed beside it

Soothsayer (diviner, oracle, etc.). (Cf. M301.)Magic power of hermit (saint, yogi). (Cf. P426.2.)Magic power of person without sin Magic power of dying man's words Magic power of the infirm Magic power of children Special location of magic powers Possession of magic powers – miscellaneous

Travels with

Magic power from magician Magic knowledge of magician. (Cf. D1711, D1814.1.)Advice from magician (fortune-teller, etc.). (Cf. D1711, D1810.0.2, D1817.)Magician able to cast mountains upon enemies. (Cf. D1711.)Magic objects possessed by witch, sorcerer or evil dwarf. (Cf. F451.7, G234, D1711.)Resuscitation by magician. (Cf. D1711.)Rescue of princess (maiden) from magician. (Cf. D1711.)

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