Witch flies through air on broomstick — Mythoi

Motif

Witch flies through air on broomstick.

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Witches. · Habits of witches. · view the constellation · filed as G242.1

Filed across the traditions

Icelandic *Boberg
Finnish-Swedish Wessman 81f. Nos. 675, 683
Finnish Aarne FFC XXXIII 48 No. 106
Estonian Aarne FFC XXV 138 No. 106
Lithuanian Balys Index No. 3651
Spanish Espinosa Jr. No. 156.
general Kittredge Witchcraft 243, 547 n. 33
general Fb "lime" II 430, "limeskaft" II 430f.
general England, Scotland, Wales, U.S.: Baughman

Within the index

Filed under Witch flies through air.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Witch smears fat on brooms in preparation for flight Witch rides stalk of broom (ragwort)

Filed beside it

Witch flies as whirlwind Witch flies through air on leaf Witches ride tree through the air Other objects that bear witches aloft Witches use magic aids for flying. (Cf. D1531, G242.1.1.) Person flying with witches makes mistake and falls Person imitates witch by putting ointment in eye: eye blinded. (Cf. F361.3.)

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Witch enters and leaves house by chimney. (Cf. F275, G242.1.)

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