μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 5references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • IcelandicMacCulloch Eddic 300f.
  • SpanishEspinosa Jr. Nos. 150–56.
  • general Kittredge Witchcraft 29
  • general *Penzer II 104, IX 57–59
  • general England, Scotland, U.S.: Baughman
Within the index

Filed under Habits of witches.

8 finer motifs beneath it
Witch flies through air on broomstickWitch flies as whirlwindWitch flies through air on leafWitches ride tree through the airOther objects that bear witches aloftWitches use magic aids for flying. (Cf. D1531, G242.1.1.)Person flying with witches makes mistake and fallsPerson imitates witch by putting ointment in eye: eye blinded. (Cf. F361.3.)
Filed beside it
Witch ridesWitch's sabbath. A meeting of witches in which church services are burlesquedWitch spinsWitch bathesWitches bake breadWitches danceWitches feast on rich food and drinkHabits of witches – miscellaneous
Travels with
Magic journey as swift as thought. (Cf. G242.)

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