Witches ruin crop. (Cf. G283.) — Mythoi

Motif

Witches ruin crop. (Cf. G283.)

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Witches. · Evil deeds of witches. · view the constellation · filed as G265.9

Filed across the traditions

North Carolina Brown Collection I 667
Icelandic MacCulloch Eddic 302.

Within the index

Filed under Witch abuses property.

1 finer motif beneath it

Witch kills balsam plant after owner refuses to give some to the witch

Filed beside it

Witch scatters tools at night Witch drowns foal Witch rides horse at night Witches cause disease or death of animals Witch maims animals Witch causes animals to behave unnaturally Witch controls actions of animals. (Cf. D2072.0.2, D2083.2.) Witch bewitches objects. (Cf. D2072, D2081, D2087.1, D2071.0.2.) Witches bewitch trees

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Witches have control over weather

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