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 myth*Cross
  • IcelandicBoberg.
  • general *Kittredge Witchcraft 190ff., 505 nn. 28, 29–53
Within the index

Filed under Magic detection of crime. (Cf. D1318.)

6 finer motifs beneath it
Witch (wizard) reveals name of thiefWizard tells location of stolen propertyWizard compels thief to return stolen propertyWizard shows form or shadow or picture of thief. (Cf. D1323.1, D1821.3.7.1.)Wizard detects thieves by placing leaf from Bible under doorstep. The guilty ones stumble over doorstepWizard detects thief by trance
Filed beside it
Magic detection of poison. (Cf. D1317.0.1.)Magic detection of murderMagic detection of conspiracyMagic detection of sinDruids magically detect crimeSaints magically detect crimeDetection of crime through "knowledge tooth". (Cf. D1810.3, D1811.1.1.)
Travels with
Magic power to see distant objects. (Cf. D1813.3, D1817.0.1, D1825.5.)

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