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Motif

Magic illusion.

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

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Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth *Cross
  • Danish Kristensen Danske Sagn VI (1900) 426ff., (1936) 193ff., Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 93, *Boberg.
  • general *BP III 203
  • general *Loomis White Magic 51
Within the index

Filed under Other temporary magic characteristics.

23 finer motifs beneath it
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 Hideous person magically makes self seem beautiful 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 Magic rath always seems distant, never near Illusion: mountains seem to be fighting Goat appears to be two every time man aims Vision of food arises to tempt fasting women Storm appears to be island Person appears to be in several places at once
Filed beside it
Magic avoidance of fatigue. (Cf. D1924.) Thirst magically caused to disappear. (Cf. D1349.1.) Crying induced by magic as trick to force child's mother Magic heaviness Magic homesickness Animal becomes magically larger
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Illusory transformation of animals in order to sell and cheat. (Cf. D2031, K1870.)

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