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- Races dark-skinned from bathing after white men. All peoples bathe in the river, the white man first, then in turn, the Spaniard, the Indian, and the negro – each becoming darker because of the condition of the water. A1614.2
- Sight of mermaid bathing makes man immortal. B81.13.3
- Tabu: bathing. (Cf. C711.) C721
- Tabu: bathing during certain time. C721.1
- Tabu: bathing in certain place. C721.2
- Tabu: bathing in clear stream. C721.2.1
- Tabu: bathing without straining stream afterwards. C721.3
- Transformation by bathing. D562
- Disenchantment by bathing (immersing) in water. D766.1
- Disenchantment by bathing in milk. D766.4
- Prince procures magic object from bathing fairy when he steals her clothes. D838.10
- Bathing in magic cauldron gives strength. (Cf. D1171.2.) D1335.8
- Bathing hair in buffalo milk makes it unusually long. D1337.1.3.1
- Bathing in magic cauldron gives beauty. (Cf. D1171.2.) D1337.1.4
- Magic results from bathing. (Cf. D562, D925, D2161.4.14.) D1788
- Magic knowledge from bathing in holy water. D1810.6
- Magic strength by bathing. (Cf. D1242.1.) D1832
- Invulnerability through bathing in dragon's blood. D1846.4
- Beautification by bathing. D1866.1
- Rejuvenation by bathing. D1887