μῦθοι Mythoi
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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

  • general England, Scotland: *Baughman.
Within the index

Filed under Charms to cause witch to reveal herself. (Cf. G271.)

Filed beside it
Burning object forces witch to reveal herself: sympathetic magicReading Bible backwards causes witch to reveal herself. (Cf. D1985.2.)Turning table, cutting notches in it causes witch to reveal herselfTaking tile from witch's house forces her to reveal herselfPerson places three notched elder twigs under bowl. Witch is forced to remove them, thus revealing herself

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