μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Second sight. Power to see future happenings. (Cf. D1812.)

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Manifestations of magic power. · Lasting magic qualities. · Magic sight and hearing. · view the constellation · filed as D1825.1

Filed across the traditions
  • Scotland Macdougall and Calder 183, 251, 255, 281
  • Icelandic Snorra Edda Prol. V and Gylf. II, *Boberg
  • Jewish *Neuman
  • India Thompson-Balys
  • N. Am. Indian (Seneca) Curtin-Hewitt RBAE XXXII 478 No. 103, (Plains Ojibwa): Skinner JAFL XXXII 300.
  • general *Chauvin V 90 No. 28 n. 2
  • general *Fb "synsk", "spåkjælling", "spåmand", "gjenviser"
  • general *RTP XXVII *145, 151, 284, 382. Irish: Plummer clxx, *Cross
Within the index

Filed under Kinds of magic sight.

1 finer motif beneath it
Magic view of future lover
Filed beside it
Magic power to see distant objects. (Cf. D1813.3, D1817.0.1, D1825.5.) Magic power to see invisible creatures Magic power to see concealed things. (Cf. D1817.) Magic power to see death circumstances of absent person Magic power to "see" who will die during coming year Magic sight of incident before it actually happens What religious ascetic sees as gold, ordinary people see as scorpions Witches have power to see distant sights
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Magic power of prophecy. (Cf. D1311.)

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