Magic rain. (Cf. D910.) — Mythoi

Motif

Magic rain. (Cf. D910.)

Magic. · Magic objects. · Kinds of magic objects. · Magic weather phenomena. · view the constellation · filed as D902

Attested across traditions

North American Indigenous Tales of the North American Indians , Tale 56 receipt

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter V V. The Magical Control of the Weather
Chinese Myths & Legends of China , Chapter XIV
Depth Commentary Totem and Taboo: Resemblances Between the Psychic Lives of Savages and Neurotics , Chapter III
Vedic (Indian / Sanskrit) The Hymns of the Rigveda , 5.63
Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter VI VI. Magicians as Kings

Filed across the traditions

Chinese Werner 205. → on our shelf: Myths & Legends of China, Chapter VI
general *Basset RTP XXXIII 167f. Irish: Cross
general Plummer clxxx

Within the index

Filed under Magic weather phenomena.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Magic mist Magic dew Magic hail

Filed beside it

Prognostications from weather phenomena Magic cloud Magic snow Magic ice Magic storm Magic wind Magic darkness

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Magic rain makes people foolish. All on whom it falls act like fools. (Cf. D902.) Miraculous rain extinguishes fire used at stake. (Cf. D902.) Magic body of Water

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

God of thunder Rain-god Transformation by eating apricot Magic mantle (cloak) Magic head-wear Magic bottle Magic water. (Note: here are included all references to magic water, whether as a remedy or as another type of magic agent) Magic object renders invisible Magic calabash renders invisible. (Cf. D965.2.) Magic healing bottle. (Cf. D1171.8.) Rain produced by pouring water. (Cf. D1242.1.) Land of the dead

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