Foreknowledge of hour of death

Motif

Foreknowledge of hour of death.

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Manifestations of magic power. · Lasting magic qualities. · Magic knowledge. · view the constellation · filed as D1812.0.1

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Scholars’ trail — 6references

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 myth*Cross
England*Baughman
Icelandic*Boberg
BretonSébillot Incidents s. v. "mort"
GreekAeschylus Agamemnon line 1260
IndiaThompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Magic power of prophecy. (Cf. D1311.)

2 finer motifs beneath it

Cheek bitten as warning of approaching death. (Cf. D1812.5.1.16.1.)Foreknowledge of means of death

Filed beside it

Saints have foreknowledge of coming of guests Foreknowledge of wounding in battle (combat)Foreknowledge of unhappiness of son or sons Magic knowledge of what is to happen to himself after death. (Cf. G283.1.)Power of prophecy a gift Power of prophecy induced Means of learning future. (Cf. D1810.8, D1976.2.)Future revealed by presentiment: "knowledge within"Future learned through omens Power of prophecy lost. (Cf. D1741.)

Travels with

Snow on house omen of approaching death. (Cf. D1812.0.1.)

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