Walking upon water without wetting the soles or garments

Motif

Walking upon water without wetting the soles or garments.

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Manifestations of magic power. · Lasting magic qualities. · Magic invulnerability. · view the constellation · filed as D1841.4.3

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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 *Loomis White Magic 40.

Within the index

Filed under Man proof against wet. (Cf. D1524.1, D1540, D1551, D2125, D2151.)

2 finer motifs beneath it

The waters of seas, lakes, and streams turn aside and let the holy man walk through untouched by moisture. (Cf. D1551.)Stones cast in the ocean keep dry

Filed beside it

Man proof against wet from rain Person proof against wet from snow Rain or snow avoids certain places according to the desire of a saint or monk Whale husband makes wife's eyes impervious to sea water

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