μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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, U.S., Wales: *Baughman.
Within the index

Filed under Evil deeds of witches – miscellaneous.

1 finer motif beneath it
Witch kills person as punishment. (Cf. D2060ff.)
Filed beside it
Witch begs man to scratch her back: kills him. (Cf. G262.)Witch asks for snuff so that she may seize man. He offers it to her on point of spear and escapesWitch harnesses man and leads him to danceCurse by disappointed witchWitch causes haunted housesWitch eats up visitor's bowWitch estranges brothersShip wrecked by witch. (Cf. F420.5.2.7.3.)Witch cuts steaks from hero's bodyWitch causes deformity. (Cf. G263.4.3.)Witch causes person to break limbsWitch causes person to fall from heightWitch causes person to be burnedWitch scratches personWitch causes gun to explode, injuring personInvisible witch sticks victim with pins
Travels with
Witches cause disease or death of animalsWitch punishes owner for injury or slight by killing his animals. (Cf. G269.10.)

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