Hideous person magically makes self seem beautiful

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Hideous person magically makes self seem beautiful.

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Manifestations of magic power. · Temporary magic characteristics. · Other temporary magic characteristics. · view the constellation · filed as D2031.4

Cited in the index

general Malone PMLA XLIII 417.

Within the index

Filed under Magic illusion.

3 finer motifs beneath 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 Magician appears as beggar or old man in order to free prisoners

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Saints cause illusions Fairies cause illusions Magic illusion dissipated by sign of the cross Druids cause illusions. (Cf. D2031.4.1.) Giantess' punishment is pure illusion Magician makes people lift garments to avoid wetting in imaginary river Thread made to appear as a large log carried by a cock Pursued animal runs through imaginary river Man magically made to believe himself bishop, archbishop, and pope. When he continues to refuse payment to the magician, the latter shows him the reality Magic illusion as protection Horse made to appear as tree-trunk Armies separated with illusion that each has won object of contention Enemy's last arrow made to appear crooked so that he does not use it, and adversary gets time to kill him Spear made to appear as a reed in order to kill treacherously Illusive fire stops men Sea water made to behave like solid earth

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