Witch powerless when one makes sign of cross. (Cf. G271.2.1.) — Mythoi

Motif

Witch powerless when one makes sign of cross. (Cf. G271.2.1.)

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Witches. · Witch overcome or escaped. · view the constellation · filed as G273.1

Filed across the traditions

Swiss Jegerlehner Oberwallis 304 No. 33
Spanish Espinosa Jr. No. 116
Argentina Jijena Sanchez 82, 87.
general Fb "heks" I 581b
general England, Ireland, Wales: Baughman

Within the index

Filed under Witch rendered powerless.

1 finer motif beneath it

Witch powerless from lightbeam sent by saint

Filed beside it

Witch powerless when person speaks before she does Witch powerless at cockcrow Witch powerless to cross stream Witches powerless at crossroads Witch rendered powerless by drawing blood from her Objects driven into tracks of witch immobilize her

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Sign of the cross marked on bewitched object breaks witch spell. (Cf. G273.1.)

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