Murder by sympathetic magic. An object or an animal is abused or destroyed to bring about the death of a person

Motif

Murder by sympathetic magic. An object or an animal is abused or destroyed to bring about the death of a person.

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Manifestations of magic power. · Destructive magic powers. · Death or bodily injury by magic. · view the constellation · filed as D2061.2.2

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth Cross
general *Cox Cinderella 491
general Herbert III 200
general Oesterley No. 102
general *Kittredge Witchcraft 73ff., 411ff. nn. 1–171
general Heptameron No. 1.

Within the index

Filed under Means employed in magic murder.

8 finer motifs beneath it

Person whose shadow is pierced by spear falls dead Spell chanted over person's shadow brings death Murder by abuse or destruction of image Body of victim abused Murder by abuse of clothing of victim Candle burned causes victim to waste away Animals abused or destroyed to cause death of person Miscellaneous objects abused to cause death

Filed beside it

Death-giving glance. (Cf. F555.7.) Murder by pointing. (Cf. D2069.1.1.) Death by cursing Hunter reduced to ashes by power of heroine's chastity. (Cf. D2061.1.1.) Person killed by spike magically made to appear on chair Murder by showing man caul with which he was born Horse made to hang himself on gate by magic Breathing on enemy drives him onto knife

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