28 motifs match “powder”  ·  back to the chapters

• Bone-powder changed into cheese. D476.1.10
• Transformation by smelling powders. D564.3
• Transformation by magic powder. D572.6
• Disenchantment by using powder. D771.3
• Magic powder. D1246
• Magic powder gives clairvoyance. (Cf. D1246.) D1323.13
• Powder causes magic sight and blindness. (Cf. D1246, D1323.13.) D1331.3.2
• Powder gives magic strength. (Cf. D1246.) D1335.11
• Magic wishing-powder. (Cf. D1251.) D1470.1.40
• Powdered skull as remedy. (Cf. D992.) D1500.1.7.1
• Magic healing powder. (Cf. D1246.) D1500.1.20
• Magic powder causes waters to divide. (Cf. D1246.) D1551.4
• Magic powder causes earth to open up. D1555.2
• Magic powder makes objects speak what owner wants them to. (Cf. D1246.) D1610.0.1
• Resuscitation by magic powder. E108
• Resuscitation by magic powder blown into nose. E108.1
• Fairies give man white powder to cure mortals, replenish his supply whenever needed. F344.3
• Youth crushes coins to powder with fingers. F614.12
• Strong man's anger: bites brass rods in anger and spits them out as powder. F639.10
• Strong man grinds huge rocks into powder. F639.11
• Captor's powder is removed, ashes substituted: gun does not discharge. K633
• Enemy blinded with chili powder and overpowered. K783.1
• Sham physician: using the flea powder. Catch the flea, open its mouth, and place the powder inside. K1955.4
• Horse with basket of powdered peppers sent into hostile camp: enemy overcome. K2351.6.1
• Stone that is to kill one powdered and thrown into distant sea. M377.1
• Old man burns self with gunpowder, and then burns himself worse when he pours hot water over his body. N255.6
• Man blinded trying to heal girl. Powders blow into his one good eye. N395
• Penance to be done until seven spires of Benares are reduced to powder and rebuilt. Q521.7