μῦθοι Mythoi
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Sounds heard before death; the sounds are later repeated in connection with the death or funeral.

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Manifestations of magic power. · Lasting magic qualities. · Magic sight and hearing. · view the constellation · filed as D1827.1.2

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

  • general England, Scotland, Wales, Canada, U.S.: *Baughman.
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Filed under Magic hearing of noises which portend death. (Cf. D1812.)

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Listening at church door on Halloween to hear the names of those to die in the coming year. (Cf. D1825.6.)Noise warns of approaching deathSounds heard from distance at time of death

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