Magic flight — Mythoi

Motif

Magic flight.

Magic. · Transformation. · Miscellaneous transformation incidents. · Magic flight. · view the constellation · filed as D670

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth Cross
general *Krappe The Legend of Walther and Hildegund (Journal of English and Germanic Philology XXII [1923] 75–88).

Within the index

5 finer motifs beneath it

Transformation flight. Fugitives transforms themselves in order to escape detection by the pursuer Obstacle flight. Fugitives throw objects behind them which magically become obstacles in pursuer's path Reversed obstacle flight. Magic obstacles raised in front of fugitive Magic flight with the help of a he-goat. Speaking he-goat saves the girl promised to the devil Sea turns to ice to permit flight

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