Person or animal rises into the air in defiance of gravity. (Cf. D2135.0.1.) — Mythoi

Motif

Person or animal rises into the air in defiance of gravity. (Cf. D2135.0.1.)

Humor. · Humor of lies and exaggeration · Lies: logical absurdities. · Absurd disregard of natural laws. · view the constellation · filed as X1741.1

Filed across the traditions

U.S. *Baughman.

Within the index

Filed under Lies about gravitation.

Filed beside it

Person or animal jumps back to starting place (from midair) Law of gravity is petrified in petrified forest Lie: anvil swims river

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Levitation. Person able to raise self in the air

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