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Motif

Magic extinguishing of fires. (Cf. D1656, Q492.)

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Manifestations of magic power. · Miscellaneous magical manifestations. · Miscellaneous magical manifestations. · view the constellation · filed as D2158.2

Filed across the traditions
  • Irish Plummer cxxxviii, *Cross
  • Icelandic *Boberg
  • Buddhist myth Malalasekera II 816
  • Hawaii Beckwith Myth 176.
  • general Köhler-Bolte I 417
  • general *Oertel Studien zur vgl. Littgsch. VIII 113
Within the index

Filed under Magic control of fires. (Cf. D1271.)

Filed beside it
Magic kindling of fire. (Cf. D1566.1.)
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Incombustible objects. (Cf. D1841.3; D2158.2; F979.5.) Woman must relight magic fires as punishment. Magician in revenge for ill-treatment causes the lights of the city to go out. They can be relighted only from the naked body of the woman in the public square. None can be relighted until all have applied their torches

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