μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Witches steal. (Cf. D2087, K300.)

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Witches. · Evil deeds of witches. · view the constellation · filed as G266

Attested across traditions
  • North American Indigenous Myths of the Cherokee , Miscellaneous Myths and Legends — Myth 120 receipt

    “watch the body until it is buried, because after burial the witches do not steal the heart.”

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Filed under Evil deeds of witches.

1 finer motif beneath it
Invisible witches steal goods in market. (Cf. F235.4.1.)
Filed beside it
Witch steals children Murderous witch Witch injures, enchants or transforms La Belle Dame Sans Merci. Witch entices men with offers of love and then deserts or destroys them Witch abuses property Man pursued by witches Evil deeds of witches – miscellaneous
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Theft by magic Thefts and cheats – general

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