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• God with single eye, through lid of which passes a polished handle with which lid is lifted. A128.2.2
• Giant god goes with three steps through the world. A133.2.1
• God's chariot goes through the air. A136.3
• Gods ride through air. A171
• God rides through air on wind-swift horse. A171.1
• God rides through air in chariot. A171.1.1
• Valkyries ride through air and water. A171.1.2
• Culture hero incarnated through birth from virgin. A511.1.3
• Sun led through stream to cool off heat at night; otherwise might consume earth. A722.5.2
• Mountain where sun goes through. A722.7
• Sun does not set for a year through power of saint. A725.1
• Sun and moon carried through sky by animals. Speed depends upon hour and season. A728.4
• Stars are men peering through holes in sky. A761.5
• Lake of milk formed through virtue of saint. A920.1.13
• Rivers originate through saint's prayer during drought. A934.5
• Spring breaks forth through power of saint. A941.5
• Fountain breaks forth through power of Virgin Mary. A941.5.0.1
• Spring breaks forth through power of saint at place where leper pulls out clump of rushes. A941.5.3
• Mountain from accident to primeval lizard. Lizard passing through a mountain is broken; his fore and hinder parts become mountains. A961.3
• Mountains from breaking of God's sieve. He is sifting stones and the bottom of the sieve breaks, letting huge stones and mountains fall through. (Cf. A971.) A963.2
• Indentions on rock from weapons (limbs) of robbers through power of saint. A972.3.1.1
• The four ages of the world. A development of the present order through four stages or periods, the golden, silver, bronze, and iron ages, or the like. A1101
• Wind comes through holes in sky when gut covering is cut. A1122.4
• Creation of man through evolution. A1220
• God sends centipede down to introduce death into the world through its poisoned sting. A1335.13
• Origin of human wisdom. It is kept hidden by monster and is later stolen. It escapes and spreads through the world. (Cf. A1111, A1421.) A1481
• Creation of animals through transformation. (Cf. A1811.1, A1833.2, A1861.1, A1861.2, A1863, A1887). A1710
• Animals created through opposition of devil to god. A1750
• Bear fishes through ice with tail: hence lacks tail. (Cf. A2378.2.4.) A2216.1
• Nit tries to bore through man's head: must remain at edge of hair. (Cf. A2433.5.1.) A2236.6
• Why elephant hurts himself when running through the grass: mouse's curse. A2239.10
• Cat loses dog's certificate: enmity between cats and dogs. Dog is given a certificate of nobility. Through cat's carelessness it is lost. (Cf. A2275.5, A2494.1.2.) A2281.1
• Wild animals lose their ferocity through fear of Behemoth. A2294
• Why hornbill speaks through his nose. A2423.1.5
• Cat leaps through man like arrow of fire and burns him to ashes. B16.1.1.2
• Hostile hound killed by reaching through hollow log in its jaws – and tearing heart out. B17.1.2.2
• Flying horse. Sometimes represented as having wings, sometimes as going through the air by magic. B41.2
• Mermaid cannot pass through ice. B81.8
• Magic horse goes through fire. B184.1.12
• Helpful animal killed through misunderstanding. B331
• Faithful falcon killed through misunderstanding. Tries to warn the king against drinking water poisoned by snake. B331.1
• Faithful horse killed through misunderstanding. Tries to warn king against drinking water poisoned by snake. B331.1.1
• Animal carries man through air to safety. B542
• Winged serpents pull chariot through sky. B558.7
• Wild leopards guide Jesus and the Holy Family through wilderness in flight to Egypt. B563.5
• Cow gives marvelous supply of milk through virtue of saint. B597
• Blowing serpent. Can blow through seven church walls but not through a pair of hose. B743
• Mice gnaw through metal vessels. B747.3
• Animal impregnated through mouth (ears). B754.6.1.1
• Crab's offspring born through its chest. B754.7.1
• Salamander gets into veins through cracks in feet when person goes barefoot. B784.1.8
• Tabu: looking through the upturned sleeve of a fur coat. One sees ghosts. C311.1.1.1
• Tabu: looking at nude woman riding through town. (Godiva.) C312.1.2
• Tabu: going through a wicket gate. C614.2
• Transformation: bog to flowery mead (through power of saint). D479.1
• Transformation through excessive grief. D516
• Transformation through power of the word. D520
• Transformation through wish. D521
• Transformation through thoughtless wish of parent. D521.1
• Transformation through magic word (charm). (Cf. D1273.) D522
• Transformation through song. (Cf. D1275.) D523
• Transformation through curse. D525
• Transformation through greeting: first creature to be greeted will be transformed. (Cf. A1371.3.) D526
• Transformation through power of the word – miscellaneous. D529
• Transformation through eating magic seeds. (Cf. D971). D551.2.3
• Disenchantment by driving stake through body. D712.10
• Disenchantment through burial and revival. D719.1.1
• Disenchantment by following enchanted woman through lake to underwater castle. D759.5
• Magic object received through particular intermediaries. Only one person can help secure it. D827
• Magic object acquired through trickery: child forced to cry till object is given. D835
• Magic object acquired through foolish bargain. D837
• Magic object recovered through recitation of magic formula. D886
• Lake of milk created through merit of saint. D921.3.1
• Stick, become a sword, flies through air to kill ferocious animal-guardians of extraordinary lotus. (Cf. D1094, D1254.) D1402.10.1
• Magic club flies through air after victim. (Cf. D1094.) D1438.3
• The devil runs hands through his hair; coins fall to the floor. D1454.1.1.1
• Magic tree bears person through air. D1532.7
• Magic sword carries person through air. (Cf. D1081.) D1532.12
• Saint's bachall leads stream through mountain (or up hill.) (Cf. D1277.) D1549.3.2
• Gate or wall opens and closes, letting saint through. (Cf. D1554.) D1552.6
• Magic thorns make road through marsh. (Cf. D976.) D1601.27
• Letter from captive prince asking for help flies through the air to addressee. D1601.32.1
• Image flies through air. D1626
• Loaves and fishes, eaten at night, restored next morning through power of saint. D1652.1.10.1
• Magic power by crawling through ear of magic horse. (Cf. B181.) D1733.2
• Magic power through ascetic practices. D1733.3
• Loss of magic power through incest. (Cf. Q242.) D1741.6
• Magic by creeping (running, pulling) through a hole. D1795
• Information received through dream. D1810.8.2
• Future learned through omens. D1812.5
• Detection of crime through "knowledge tooth". (Cf. D1810.3, D1811.1.1.) D1817.3
• Magic sight by looking through ring. (Cf. D1076.) D1821.3.5
• One becomes ghost-seer after looking through hole in coffin. D1821.3.5.1
• Magic sight by looking through keyhole. D1821.3.6
• Magic sight by looking through feather. D1821.3.10
• Saint walks through glowing coals without harm. D1841.3.2.2
• The waters of seas, lakes, and streams turn aside and let the holy man walk through untouched by moisture. (Cf. D1551.) D1841.4.3.1
• Invulnerability through bathing in dragon's blood. D1846.4
• Attainment of invulnerability through magic bath. D1846.4.1
• Magic beautification through prayer by saint. (Cf. D1766.1.) D1864