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• Lucifer causes fall of man. A63.5
• God's voice causes thunder. A139.5.2
• Kiss of God causes painless death. A185.6.1.1
• God causes mortals' sin. A185.14.1
• Goddess causes famine. A431.1.3
• Formerly great heat of sun causes distress to mankind. A720.2
• Causes of eclipses (sun or moon). A737
• Toad causes eclipses of the sun. A737.3
• Causes of moon's phases. A755
• God causes primeval sea to roll back and leave bare all the hills. A816.3
• Cloth from goddess, when spread by holy man over a spot, causes water to spring from earth. A941.5.6
• Bridge of the Gods. A conflict of the gods breaks a primeval bridge and thus causes a rapid in a river (the Columbia River at The Dalles, Oregon). A986
• Vomiting of a whale causes flood. A1013.1
• Spirit causes deluge. A1015.2
• Making mountains out of flat earth causes flood. A1016.5
• Moon falls into sea and causes flood by overflowing. A1016.6
• Desire of man for sun causes flood. A1017.1
• Serpent king causes flood by damming rivers. A1019.2
• Causes of world-fire. A1031
• Fall of sun causes world-fire. A1031.4
• Fettered monster's escape at end of world. Giant, or monster, is fettered in depths of the earth. His movement causes earthquakes. When he succeeds in freeing himself from the fetters and escapes, the world will end. A1070
• Breathing of deity (spirit) causes winds. A1121
• Winds caused by flapping wings. A giant bird causes the wind with his wings. The wings are cut by the culture hero so that the bird cannot flap so hard. A1125
• South wind causes heat and hurricanes. A1127.1.2
• Causes of hot weather: God bores hole in hell. A1137
• Causes of seasons – deities push sun back and forth at solstices. A1157
• Animal characteristics from miscellaneous causes. A2270
• Jesus causes animal characteristics. (Cf. A2221, A2231.) A2287
• Dragon causes deluge. B11.7.1.1
• Leviathan causes cataclysm by striking earth with tail. B16.4.1.1
• Sea-beast: when it belches landward, it causes disease; upward it kills birds; downward, fishes and sea animals. B16.4.1.1.2
• Giant bird alighting on oak tree causes it to tremble. B31.6.2.1
• Siren's song causes sleep. B53.4
• Mermaid's singing causes sleep. Girl tumbles from boat and drowns. B81.11
• Serpent causes flood. B91.6
• Magic toad under king's bed causes sickness. B177.1.1
• Magic mouse causes disease. B183.1.2
• Saint's prayer causes wolf to bring back child. B256.8
• Eaten meat of bear-lover causes unborn son to have bear characteristics. (Cf. B611.1.) B635.1.1
• Lion's roar causes havoc at 300 miles. At 300 miles all women miscarry, at 200 teeth of all men drop out. B741
• Bite of white she-mule causes certain death. B766.4
• Lost parson says he would rather have devil for guide than clerk who is with him. Devil appears, causes death of both. C12.5.4
• Tabu: poisoning fish causes storm. C41.4
• Tabu: kissing. Usually causes disenchantment or magic forgetfulness. (Cf. D735, D2003.) C120
• Woman (fairy) causes twofold death of mortal husband who utters her name. C435.1.1.1
• Killing albatross causes misfortune to follow killer. C841.10.1
• Loss of magic object causes madness. D860.0.2
• Saint causes water to issue from cut in a tree. D927.1.1
• Poet's spell causes ale vessels to burst when request for ale is refused. (Cf. D1275.4.) D1318.12.1.1
• Magic spike causes blindness. Throws such a strong ray of light. (Cf. D1285.) D1331.2.1
• Magic salve causes blindness. (Cf. D1244, D1331.3.1.) D1331.2.2
• Magic salve from underworld causes blindness. D1331.2.2.1
• Virgin Mary's shift as banner causes blindness to opposing army. (Cf. D1058.1.) D1331.2.3
• Magic stone causes blindness. (Cf. D931.) D1331.2.4
• Sight of magic wheel causes blindness. (Cf. D1207.) D1331.2.5
• Magic mirror causes blindness. (Cf. D1163.) D1331.2.6
• Magic object causes both supernatural sight and blindness. D1331.3
• Salve causes magic sight and blindness. (Cf. D1244, D1323.5, D1331.2.2.) Put on left eye causes one to see all treasure of earth; on the right, makes blind. D1331.3.1
• Powder causes magic sight and blindness. (Cf. D1246, D1323.13.) D1331.3.2
• Magic object causes sight-shifting. D1331.4
• Saint's gospel-book causes sight-shifting. (Cf. D1266.) D1331.4.1
• Magic stone causes deafness. (Cf. D931.) D1332.1.1
• Sound of magic wheel causes deafness. (Cf. D1207.) D1332.1.2
• Magic fish (eaten) causes fecundity. (Cf. D1032.1.) D1347.5
• Hare's stomach causes fecundity. (Cf. D1015.5.1.) D1347.6
• Magic water causes sexual desire. (Cf. D1242.1.) D1355.2.1.2
• Charm placed on cheeks of hag causes love. D1355.13.1
• Eaten fruit causes sexual desire. (Cf. D981.) D1355.14
• Green stone causes women to love the possessor. (Cf. D1070.) D1355.20
• Magic object causes mourning. D1359.2
• Magic music causes mourning. (Cf. 1275.1.) D1359.2.1
• Magic object causes joy. D1359.3
• Magic music causes joy. (Cf. D1275.1.) D1359.3.1
• Magic food causes intoxication and sobriety. (Cf. D1030.) D1359.4
• Object causes magic sleep. D1364
• Fountain causes magic sleep. (Cf. D925.) D1364.1
• Sleep-thorn. Thorn causes magic sleep. (Cf. D958.) D1364.2
• Fruit causes magic sleep. (Cf. D980.) D1364.4
• Apple causes magic sleep. (Cf. D981.1.) D1364.4.1
• Saint's breath causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1005.) D1364.5
• Feather causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1021.) D1364.6
• Sleeping potion: drink causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1040, D1242.2, D1364.12.) D1364.7
• Liquor blessed by saint causes magic sleep. D1364.7.1
• Comb causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1072.1.) D1364.9
• Dagger causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1083.1.) D1364.10
• Pillow causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1154.5.) D1364.11
• Cloth causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1051.) D1364.13
• Needle causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1181.) D1364.14
• Pin causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1182.) D1364.15
• Hairpin causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1072.2.) D1364.16
• Spindle causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1186.) D1364.17
• Wand causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1254.1.) D1364.18
• Cigar causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1261.) D1364.19
• Magic card causes sleep. (Cf. D1267.) D1364.21
• Sleep-charm. Charm causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1273.) D1364.22
• Song causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1275, D1364.24.) D1364.23
• Music causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1275.1.) D1364.24
• Musical instrument causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1210.) D1364.25
• Musical branch causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1615.2.) D1364.25.0.1
• Flute causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1223.1.) D1364.25.1