Magician appears as beggar or old man in order to free prisoners

Motif

Magician appears as beggar or old man in order to free prisoners.

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Manifestations of magic power. · Temporary magic characteristics. · Other temporary magic characteristics. · view the constellation · filed as D2031.4.3

Filed across the traditions

Icelandic FSS 22–23, Boberg.

Within the index

Filed under Hideous person magically makes self seem beautiful.

Filed beside it

Druid makes self appear ugly on one side, beautiful on other. (Cf. D2031.0.4.) Magician appears as swineherd, dwarf, and giant in order to seduce queen and scorns her later in the same shapes

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