μῦθοι Mythoi
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  • Argentina*Jijena Sanchez 73–114.
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Filed under Characteristics of witches.

15 finer motifs beneath it
Witch feeds animal familiar with her own bloodFamiliar is given to witch by devil when person becomes witchFamiliars do work for witchBullets will not harm witch's familiarsFamiliar's abode is magician's cellarFamiliar comes at nightfall and disappears at cockcrow. (Cf. E452.)Familiar to be fed on human meatInsect as witch's familiar. (Fly, bee, gnat, spider.)Horse as witch's companionCat as servant of witchToad as witch's familiar. (Cf. G303.10.2.)Witch has an army of dragons, lions and bearsDog as witch's familiarOther animal as witch's familiarMinor devil or imp as witch's familiar
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"Black" and "white" witches. Malevolent and benevolentSex of witches. Both men and women are called witchesStrength of witchesLuminous witchesHead of beheaded witch mends if rubbed with saltSource of witch's magicCharacteristics of witches – miscellaneous

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