Magic idol as chastity test. Turns black in presence of unchaste woman. Lights up in presence of chaste woman.
Tests. · Marriage tests. · Chasity tests. · Chastity test by magic objects or ordeals. · view the constellation · filed as H411.9.1
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 1reference
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- Italian NovellaRotunda.
Within the index
Filed under Magic statue as chastity test. Moves eyes in presence of unchaste woman. (Cf. D1268.)