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- Invisible creator. A11
- Invisible god. A102.9
- Echo invisible. A497.1
- Lightning as torches of invisible dancers. A1141.7.1
- Why the center of man's eye is black: blackened by spirits to make themselves invisible. A1319.7
- Why spirits are invisible. A2862
- Flight on invisible horse. B184.1.6.1
- Magic invisible pig. B184.3.2.1
- Boy who plays marriage-game finds he has actually been married to a spirit (invisible during ceremony). C167.1
- Magic object renders invisible. D1361
- Magic ash-tree renders invisible. (Cf. D950.6.) D1361.3
- Magic calabash renders invisible. (Cf. D965.2.) D1361.4
- Magic seed renders invisible. D1361.5
- Magic fernseed renders invisible. (Cf. D971.3.) D1361.5.1
- Magic flower renders invisible. (Cf. D975.) D1361.6
- "Hand of glory" renders light invisible. Candles of human fat from dead man's hand make light invisible except to man holding it. (Cf. D1162.2.1.) D1361.7
- Heart of unborn child renders person invisible. (Cf. D997.1.1.) D1361.8
- Serpent's crown renders invisible. (Cf. D1011.3.1, B112.) D1361.9
- Magic feather renders invisible. (Cf. D1021.) D1361.10
- Magic herb renders invisible. (Cf. D965.) D1361.11
- Saint's tunic renders invisible. (Cf. D1052.) D1361.12.1
- Magic belt renders invisible. (Cf. D1057.) D1361.13
- Magic hat renders invisible. (Cf. D1067.1.) D1361.14
- Magic cap renders invisible: tarnkappe. (Cf. D1067.2, D1361.16.) D1361.15
- Saint's cowl renders invisible. (Cf. D1067.3.1.) D1361.16
- Magic ring renders invisible. (Cf. D1076.) D1361.17
- Magic sword renders invisible. (Cf. D1081.) D1361.18
- Magic jewel renders invisible. (Cf. D1071.) D1361.19
- Helmet renders invisible. (Cf. D1101.4.) D1361.20
- Ship becomes invisible. (Cf. D1123.) D1361.21
- Magic medicine renders invisible. (Cf. D1240.) D1361.22
- Magic pills render invisible. (Cf. D1243.) D1361.22.1
- Magic salve renders invisible. (Cf. D1244.) D1361.22.2
- Magic charm renders invisible. (Cf. D1241.) D1361.23
- Magic drops render invisible. (Cf. D1242.3.) D1361.24
- Magic wand renders invisible. (Cf. D1254.1.) D1361.25
- Magic staff renders invisible. (Cf. D1254.) D1361.25.1
- Magic formula renders invisible. (Cf. D1273.) D1361.26
- Magic light renders invisible. (Cf. D1162.) D1361.27
- Magic mirror renders invisible. Does so when owner looks into it. (Cf. D1163.) D1361.28
- Magic animal's heart renders invisible. (Cf. D1015.1.) D1361.29
- Magic bird-nest renders invisible. (Cf. D1292.) D1361.30
- Magic song renders invisible. (Cf. D1275.) D1361.31
- Magic mask renders invisible. (Cf. D1067.4.) D1361.32
- Magic veil renders invisible. (Cf. D1061.) D1361.33
- Magic bag renders invisible. (Cf. D902.1.1.) D1361.34
- Magic tiger's hair renders invisible. (Cf. D1023.) D1361.35
- Magic trousers render invisible. (Cf. D1055.) D1361.36
- Magic shirt renders invisible. (Cf. D1056.) D1361.37
- Magic boots render invisible (Cf. D1065.1.) D1361.38
- Fact that woman bears future saint in womb renders her invisible. D1361.39
- Magic cloth renders invisible. (Cf. D1051.) D1361.40
- Cross renders invisible. D1361.41
- Magic lampblack renders invisible. (Cf. D931.1.3.) D1361.42
- Magic mark on forehead renders invisible. D1361.43
- Magic ashes render invisible. (Cf. D931.1.2.) D1361.44
- Invisible objects. (Cf. D1981.3; F235.1.) D1655
- Invisible weapons. (Cf. D1080.) D1655.1
- Invisible arrows. (Cf. D1092.) Visible to one person alone. D1655.1.1
- Magic power to see invisible creatures. D1825.3
- Certain persons invisible. D1981
- Certain objects invisible. D1982
- Magic door invisible to women. D1982.1
- Ship made invisible. D1982.2
- Chariot made invisible. D1982.3
- Boat made invisible. D1982.5
- Exorcising invisible man by flailing air with peach branch. D2176.6
- Dead husband returns and lives with his wife. He is invisible to others. (Cf. F378.) E321.2
- Footsteps of invisible ghost heard. E402.1.2
- Invisible ghost plays musical instrument. (Cf. E548.) E402.1.3
- Invisible ghost jingles chains. (Cf. E231.4.) E402.1.4
- Invisible ghost makes rapping or knocking noise. (Cf. F470.) E402.1.5
- Sounds made by invisible ghosts of animals. (Cf. E520.) E402.2
- Invisible ghosts. E421.1
- Ghost invisible during day. E452.2
- Wild huntsmen invisible. E501.9
- Fairies invisible. F235.1
- Fairy's horse becomes invisible. F241.1.5
- Fairies' cattle become invisible. F241.2.2
- Fairy car becomes invisible. F242.1.1
- Fairies once seen by mortals no longer invisible at will. F255.3
- Invisible spirit speaks. F412.1
- Water-spirits invisible. F420.1.5
- Invisible water-spirit claps hands and speaks. F420.1.5.1
- Dwarfs made invisible by magic caps. (Cf. F451.5.1.7., F455.5.3.) F451.3.3.8
- Invisible dwarfs at christening feast made to speak by brewing beer in egg-shell. (Cf. F321.1.1.1, F481.4.) F451.5.17.1
- Trolls invisible but heard. (Cf. F412, F451.9.6.) F455.5.1
- Invisible troll attends wedding and eats food. F455.5.2
- Huldra invisible. F460.1.7
- Poltergeist. Invisible spirit (sometimes identified as ghost or witch) responsible for all sorts of mischief in or around a household. F473
- Chair is rocked by invisible spirit. (Cf. D1601.28.) F473.2.1
- Giants can make selves invisible. (Cf. F531.6.12.1.1.) F531.6.5.1
- Invisible arrow. Visible to only one person. F831.1
- Witch invisible. (Cf. A11, D1980, E421.1, G303.6.2.1, F235.1, E501.1.) G210.0.1
- Invisible witches steal goods in market. (Cf. F235.4.1.) G266.1
- Invisible witch sticks victim with pins. G269.17
- Witch pushes man around on floor (witch is invisible). G269.18
- Devil invisible. G303.4.8.13
- Devil appears invisible among dancers. (Cf. G303.10.4.) G303.6.2.1
- Help in performance of tasks: invisible hands. H986