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Motif

Bad omens.

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Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth *Cross
  • Icelandic *Boberg
  • India Thompson-Balys.
  • general *Penzer III 46, 86, X 251 s. v. "Omen, evil."
Within the index

Filed under Future learned through omens.

31 finer motifs beneath it
Prodigy as evil omen Bad dream as evil omen. (Cf. D1810.8, D1812.3.3, D1813.1.) Breaking mirror as evil omen Eclipse as evil omen. (Cf. F961.1, F965.2.) Moon furnishes omen Stars furnish omens Meeting certain persons (animals) a bad omen Bad omen for two bridal processions to meet Sight of mermaid bad omen Sight of phantom ship a bad omen Red (gray, etc.) clouds as evil omens. (Cf. D1812.5.0.10.) Animal behavior as bad omen Fairy music as evil omen Holy man's fall from horse a bad omen Hailstorm as bad omen Dry river bed as bad omen Spectre as evil omen. (Cf. D1812.5.1.1.6.) Snow on house omen of approaching death. (Cf. D1812.0.1.) Plague as bad omen Withering of tree as bad omen Forgetting leashes of hounds as bad omen Bad omen: seeing unusual sight on road home Man killed by accident when ship is pushed into the sea taken as an evil omen Roaring of waves augurs danger to king. (Cf. D911.1, D1812.5.2.7.) +7 more
Filed beside it
Omens from sneezing Omens from flight of birds Behavior of fire as omen Rising smoke as omen Haruspices: divination by condition of animal's liver Divination by throwing objects into water. If they swim the omen is bad; if not, good Divination from first person (thing) met Divination from animal fight Divination from howling of dog. (Cf. D1812.5.1.12.1.) Divination from clouds. (Cf. D1812.5.1.11.) Divination from sound of voice Divination from sound of chariot wheels Magic manifestation as omen Stone changes from red to green as auspicious sign. (Cf. D1293.1, D1293.2, D1317.12.) Weather signs Prognostications for year from winds blowing on January 1. (Cf. D1812.5.0.7.3.)

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