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  • Irish myth*Cross.
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Filed under Magic sleep.

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Guardian magically made to sleep while lover visits maiden
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Seven sleepers. (Rip Van Winkle.) Magic sleep extending over many yearsKyffhäuser. King asleep in mountain (Barbarossa, King Marko, Holger Danske, etc.) will awake one day to succor his peopleSleeping Beauty. Magic sleep for definite period (e.g., a hundred years)Deathlike sleepSleepless watcher magically put to sleep. Usually has a magic watchful eye, which remains awake while his many other eyes sleep. (Argus)Means of inducing magic sleep. (Cf. D1364.)Magic sleep induced by certain personPerson in magic sleep surrounded by protecting fireThree-fold magic sleep. Husband (lover) put to sleep by false bride. Only on the third night (the last chance) he wakesLover's magic sleep at rendezvous. A lover (husband) is to meet his mistress but magically oversleepsMagic sleep: in order to sleep off period of enchantmentDragon-fighter's magic sleep. While waiting for fight with dragon, hero falls into magic sleep. (Cf. D1962.2.)Experiences during magic sleepWaking from sleep
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Lover visits guarded maiden while harper puts mother to sleepLovers' meeting

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