Charms to cause witch to reveal herself. (Cf. G271.) — Mythoi

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

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Witches. · Recognition of witches. · view the constellation · filed as G257

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Filed under Recognition of witches.

6 finer motifs beneath it

Burning object forces witch to reveal herself: sympathetic magic Reading Bible backwards causes witch to reveal herself. (Cf. D1985.2.) Turning table, cutting notches in it causes witch to reveal herself Taking tile from witch's house forces her to reveal herself Person puts man's breeches over cow's head; the cow stops in front of witch's house Person places three notched elder twigs under bowl. Witch is forced to remove them, thus revealing herself

Filed beside it

Man discovers his wife is a witch Witch recognized by seeing wandering soul return Witch in form of cat has hand cut off: recognized next morning by missing hand Witch's horns discovered by lousing her Witch known by inability to rise from chair with four-leaf clover under it Witch known by hose unbound on one leg Witch recognition – miscellaneous methods

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Person paralyzed. (Cf. D5.1, G256.3, G257.) Witch exorcised

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