Salt protects against witches. (Cf. G271.3, G254.2.) — Mythoi

Motif

Salt protects against witches. (Cf. G271.3, G254.2.)

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Witches. · Witch overcome or escaped. · view the constellation · filed as G272.16

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Filed under Protection against witches.

1 finer motif beneath it

Salt put into churn before churning to protect cream from witch. (Cf. D2084.2.)

Filed beside it

Steel powerful against witches Magic herb protects from witch Knife in bed as protection against witches Fires burnt in streets to ward off witches Protection from witch by spitting Sieve as protection against witches Object across door protects from witch Pouring water on fire from new cup protects from witch Reversing the poker protects from witch Stopped bottle as protection against witches Horseshoe hung up as protection against witches Straws as protection against witch Stone with a hole through it protects against witches. (Hagstone) Witch kept under control by means of a magic iron nail driven in her head Witch controlled by means of magic spells Burning thatch from home of witch protects against witch

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Witch known by inability to rise from chair with salt under cushion. (Cf. G271.3.) Use of salt in exorcism of witch. (Cf. G254.2, G272.16.)

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