Ogres

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• Turning table, cutting notches in it causes witch to reveal herself. G257.3
• Taking tile from witch's house forces her to reveal herself. G257.4
• Person puts man's breeches over cow's head; the cow stops in front of witch's house. G257.5
• Person places three notched elder twigs under bowl. Witch is forced to remove them, thus revealing herself. G257.6
• Witch recognition – miscellaneous methods. G259
• Witch recognized by looking in or through magic object. G259.1
• Witch recognized by odor. (Cf. G303.4.8.1, G303.6.3.4.) G259.2
• Witch may be recognized by absence of bleeding when she is pricked with pins. G259.3
• Witch may be recognized after death by great weight of corpse. (Cf. E400.) G259.4
• Witch stretches out her hand and brings water from ocean without getting out of her bed; is recognized. G259.5
• Evil deeds of witches. G260
• Witch steals children. G261
• Witch steals child with hand through chimney. (Cf. G369.5.) G261.1
• Murderous witch. G262
• Lamia. Witch who eats children. G262.0.1
• Lamia devours her lover. G262.0.1.1
• Witch sucks blood. Striges. G262.1
• Witch's cat as sucker of blood. G262.1.1
• Witch sucks blood from woman's or child's breasts. G262.1.2
• Witches suck blood from the navel of a child without anyone knowing it. G262.1.3
• Witch eats person's entrails (heart). G262.2
• Witch in animal form kills. G262.3
• Witch in form of she-goat kills men. G262.3.1
• Witch as cat causes death. G262.3.2
• Witch kills with aid of witch-ball (hair rolled in beeswax). The ball is sometimes found in the mouth of dead victims. G262.4
• Witch takes out man's liver. G262.5
• Witch injures, enchants or transforms. G263
• Witch (female demon) has persons she has enchanted as servants. G263.0.1
• Witch transforms person to animal. (Cf. D100.) G263.1
• Witch transforms her lovers into animals. Circe. G263.1.0.1
• Witch transforms man to bear. G263.1.1
• Witch transforms person to seal. G263.1.2
• Witch transforms man to cow. G263.1.3
• Witch transforms husband into dog. G263.1.4
• Witch transforms man to bird. G263.1.5
• Witch transforms man to crow. G263.1.5.1
• Witch transforms man to dove. G263.1.5.2
• Witch transforms man to object. (Cf. D200.) G263.2
• Witch transforms to stone. G263.2.1
• Witch transforms man into soapstone. G263.2.1.1
• Witch transforms man to tree. G263.2.2
• Witch causes other transformation. G263.3
• Witch transforms townspeople into witches. G263.3.1
• Witch transforms girl into man. G263.3.2
• Witch causes sickness. (Cf. D2064.) G263.4
• Illness caused by curse of witch. G263.4.0.1
• Witch causes toothache. G263.4.1
• Witch causes fits. G263.4.2
• Witch cripples or lames through illness. (Cf. G269.11.) G263.4.3
• Witch makes person dumb. G263.4.4
• Witch makes person blind. G263.4.5
• Witch revives dead. (Cf. E0.) G263.5
• Witchcraft causes maiden to hate lover. G263.6
• Witch causes insanity. G263.7
• Witch makes person lousy. G263.8
• La Belle Dame Sans Merci. Witch entices men with offers of love and then deserts or destroys them. G264
• Ogress bathes in pool, is transformed into beautiful maiden, and becomes king's favorite wife. G264.0.1
• Woman is death of all who behold her. G264.1
• Witch's kisses disfigure person. G264.2
• Female ogre seduces men with charm (words). G264.3
• Witch disguised becomes queen, devours king's horses nightly. G264.3.1
• Fairy-like witch marries man and causes him misfortune. G264.4
• Witch abuses property. G265
• Witch scatters tools at night. G265.1
• Witch drowns foal. G265.2
• Witch rides horse at night. G265.3
• Witch's hair on horse becomes iron. G265.3.1
• Witches cause disease or death of animals. G265.4
• Witch punishes owner for injury or slight by killing his animals. (Cf. G269.10.) G265.4.0.1
• Witch causes death of animals. G265.4.1
• Witch causes illness of animals. (Cf. D2066) G265.4.2
• Witch maims animals. G265.5
• Witch causes animals to behave unnaturally. G265.6
• Witch causes pigs to behave unnaturally. G265.6.1
• Witch causes pigs to dance. G265.6.1.1
• Witch causes cattle to behave unnaturally. G265.6.2
• Witch causes cattle to run about wildly. G265.6.2.1
• Witch causes horse to behave unnaturally. G265.6.3
• Witch causes dog to behave unnaturally. G265.6.4
• Witch causes dog to dance on hind legs. G265.6.4.1
• Witch controls actions of animals. (Cf. D2072.0.2, D2083.2.) G265.7
• Witch bewitches objects. (Cf. D2072, D2081, D2087.1, D2071.0.2.) G265.8
• Witch bewitches household articles. (Cf. D2083.3, D2083.4., D2084.1, D2084.2.) G265.8.1
• Witch bewitches clothing. G265.8.2
• Witch bewitches implements and machinery. G265.8.3
• Witch bewitches gun. G265.8.3.1
• Gun bewitched so that it will not hit target. G265.8.3.1.1
• Witch throws bullets back at shooter. (Cf. F473.6.5, G229.4.2.) G265.8.3.1.2
• Witch bewitches wagon. G265.8.3.2
• Object bewitched – miscellaneous. G265.8.4
• Witch causes hangman's rope to dance so that it cannot be tied to hang her. G265.8.4.1
• Witch bewitches goose eggs so that they do not hatch. G265.8.4.2
• Witch bewitches buildings. G265.8.5
• Witches ruin crop. (Cf. G283.) G265.9
• Witch kills balsam plant after owner refuses to give some to the witch. G265.9.1
• Witches bewitch trees. G265.10
• Witches shake fruit off trees to punish owner. G265.10.1
• Witches steal. (Cf. D2087, K300.) G266
• Invisible witches steal goods in market. (Cf. F235.4.1.) G266.1
• Man pursued by witches. G267
• Evil deeds of witches – miscellaneous. G269
• Witch begs man to scratch her back: kills him. (Cf. G262.) G269.1
• Witch pretends sickness and kicks helper into pit. G269.1.1
• Witch asks for snuff so that she may seize man. He offers it to her on point of spear and escapes. G269.2
• Witch harnesses man and leads him to dance. G269.3
• Witch rides man to dance. G269.3.1
• Curse by disappointed witch. G269.4
• Curse by other angry ogres or ogresses. G269.4.1
• Witch causes haunted houses. G269.5
• Witch eats up visitor's bow. G269.6
• Witch estranges brothers. G269.7
• Ship wrecked by witch. (Cf. F420.5.2.7.3.) G269.8
• Witch cuts steaks from hero's body. G269.9
• Witch punishes person who incurs her ill will. (Cf. G265.4.) G269.10
• Witch kills person as punishment. (Cf. D2060ff.) G269.10.1
• Witch causes deformity. (Cf. G263.4.3.) G269.11
• Witch causes person to become hunchbacked. G269.11.1
• Witch causes person's arm to wither. G269.11.2
• Witch causes person to break limbs. G269.12
• Witch breaks bridegroom's leg when slighted by bride. G269.12.1
• Witch causes person to fall from height. G269.13
• Witch causes person to be burned. G269.14
• Witch scratches person. G269.15
• Witch causes gun to explode, injuring person. G269.16
• Invisible witch sticks victim with pins. G269.17
• Witch pushes man around on floor (witch is invisible). G269.18
• Witches as ducks pinch victim. G269.19
• Witch prevents woman from putting one foot on floor. G269.20
• Witch torments person by making him act in ridiculous manner. G269.21
• Witch causes person to break wind in presence of others. G269.21.1
• Witch causes person to mew like cat and neigh like horse. G269.21.2
• Witch causes man to strip naked and imitate a jockey riding himself. G269.21.3
• Witch makes girl believe her lover has ass's head. G269.22
• Witch causes lovers on stile to think they are surrounded by water. G269.23
• Witch makes man believe a dead bull is alive and chasing him. G269.24
• Witch causes person to spin around on bedpost. G269.25
• Witch stands person on her head. G269.26
• Witch overcome or escaped. G270
• Witch exorcised. G271
• Witch exorcised by burning stick. G271.1
• Witch exorcised by use of religious ceremony, object, or charm. (Cf. D2176.3.2.) G271.2
• Sign of the cross marked on bewitched object breaks witch spell. (Cf. G273.1.) G271.2.1
• Cross marked on horn and forehead of cow causes bewitched cow to give normal amount of milk. G271.2.1.1
• Witch exorcised by holy water. G271.2.2
• Name of deity breaks witch's spell. G271.2.3
• Priestly exorcism for witch. G271.2.4
• Bible used in exorcism of witch. G271.2.5
• Dust from communion table breaks spell. G271.2.6
• Use of salt in exorcism of witch. (Cf. G254.2, G272.16.) G271.3
• Exorcism by use of sympathetic magic. (Cf. D1782, D2063.1.1.) G271.4
• Exorcism by burning object for sympathetic magic. (Cf. G257.1) G271.4.1
• Exorcism by injuring image of witch. G271.4.2
• Breaking spell by destroying image of victim used by the witch in torturing the victim. G271.4.3
• Breaking spell on animal by bleeding or maiming animal. Witch suffers same loss or injury. G271.4.4
• Breaking spell by beating the person or object bewitched. This injures the witch. G271.4.5
• Breaking spell by sticking sharp object into tracks of witch. This pains or paralyzes her. G271.4.6
• Breaking spell by burying bottle of water, preventing witch from urinating until the bottle is emptied. G271.4.7
• Breaking spell by shooting bewitched object. G271.4.8
• Breaking spell on animal by pulling three hairs from tail. G271.4.9
• Breaking spell by burying animal alive. G271.4.10
• Breaking spell on cream by holding churn handle hard against bottom of churn. This paralyzes the witch. (Cf. D2084.2.) G271.4.11
• Exorcism by violent treatment of the witch in person. G271.5
• Exorcism of witch by countercharm. G271.6
• Exorcism of witch by special burial practice. G271.7
• Exorcism by means of ghoulish charm. (Cf. D1278.) G271.8
• Sick child from witchcraft is put on anvil; smith strikes violently but brings hammer down gently, three times. G271.9
• Person removes string with thirteen knots from child's mouth. G271.10
• Protection against witches. G272
• Steel powerful against witches. G272.1
• Magic herb protects from witch. G272.2
• Rowan wood (quicken, etc.) protects against witches. G272.2.1
• Witchhazel used for protection against witches. G272.2.2
• Hawthorn used as protection against witches. G272.2.3
• Bay leaves used as protection against witches. G272.2.4
• Knife in bed as protection against witches. G272.3
• Fires burnt in streets to ward off witches. G272.4
• Protection from witch by spitting. G272.5
• Sieve as protection against witches. G272.6
• Object across door protects from witch. G272.7
• Beam across door protects from witch. G272.7.1
• Broom across door protects from witch. G272.7.2
• Pouring water on fire from new cup protects from witch. G272.8
• Reversing the poker protects from witch. G272.9
• Stopped bottle as protection against witches. G272.10
• Horseshoe hung up as protection against witches. G272.11
• Straws as protection against witch. G272.12
• Stone with a hole through it protects against witches. (Hagstone) G272.13
• Witch kept under control by means of a magic iron nail driven in her head. G272.14
• Witch controlled by means of magic spells. G272.15
• Salt protects against witches. (Cf. G271.3, G254.2.) G272.16
• Salt put into churn before churning to protect cream from witch. (Cf. D2084.2.) G272.16.1
• Burning thatch from home of witch protects against witch. G272.17
• Grass from new grave protects against witches. G272.18
• Witch rendered powerless. G273
• Witch powerless when one makes sign of cross. (Cf. G271.2.1.) G273.1
• Witch powerless from lightbeam sent by saint. G273.1.1
• Witch powerless when person speaks before she does. G273.2
• Witch powerless at cockcrow. G273.3
• Witch powerless to cross stream. G273.4
• If witch grabs horse's tail on bridge, man is safe from her. G273.4.1