Night produced by magic. (Cf. F965.2.)

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Night produced by magic. (Cf. F965.2.)

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Manifestations of magic power. · Other manifestations of magic power. · Magic control of the elements. · view the constellation · filed as D2146.2.1

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Scholars’ trail — 4references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

Irish myth*Cross
BretonSébillot Incidents s. v. "nuit"
Philippine (Tinguian)Cole 59
Eskimo (Greenland)Rasmussen III 158.

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Night magically lengthened Night magically shortened Earth darkened because of Sun's defeat in race against Coyote Saint banishes night for a year

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Sun darkened at death of holy person

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