μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 6references

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.

  • Icelandic*Boberg
  • LithuanianBalys Index Nos. 3654f., 3672ff.
  • ItalianBasile Pentamerone I No. 7, II No. 7
  • West IndiesFlowers 445.
  • general *Types 303, 442
  • general BP I 528ff., III 9
Within the index

Filed under Evil deeds of witches.

9 finer motifs beneath it
Witch (female demon) has persons she has enchanted as servantsWitch transforms person to animal. (Cf. D100.)Witch transforms man to object. (Cf. D200.)Witch causes other transformationWitch causes sickness. (Cf. D2064.)Witch revives dead. (Cf. E0.)Witchcraft causes maiden to hate loverWitch causes insanityWitch makes person lousy
Filed beside it
Witch steals childrenMurderous witchLa Belle Dame Sans Merci. Witch entices men with offers of love and then deserts or destroys themWitch abuses propertyWitches steal. (Cf. D2087, K300.)Man pursued by witchesEvil deeds of witches – miscellaneous

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