μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Witch powerless to cross stream.

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Witches. · Witch overcome or escaped. · view the constellation · filed as G273.4

Filed across the traditions
  • England Baughman.
  • general *Fb "vand" III 1001a
Within the index

Filed under Witch rendered powerless.

1 finer motif beneath it
If witch grabs horse's tail on bridge, man is safe from her
Filed beside it
Witch powerless when one makes sign of cross. (Cf. G271.2.1.) Witch powerless when person speaks before she does Witch powerless at cockcrow 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.)
Devil cannot follow man over running water. (Cf. F383.2, G273.4.)

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