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- Deity ascertains destiny of newborn babe and inscribes it upon his forehead. A189.7
- Three fates in house in woods allot destiny to people. A463.1.2
- Magic book wherein is written family's destiny. (Cf. D1266.) D1325.1
- Stone of destiny (Lia Fáil). Roars out under rightful king. (Cf. H71.) H171.5
- Man's destiny read in his face. M302.2.2
- Prophecies concerning destiny of country. M356
- Giant is clerk to God of Destiny and measures out mortals' spans of existence. N111.5
- Destiny better than work, show, or speculation. A peasant makes a little by his work; a nobleman more by his outward show; a merchant still more by speculation; but a prince most of all by his destiny. N142
- Predestined lovers. Future wife or husband assigned by destiny. (Cf. T54.) T22