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- God made by magic. A119.1
- Magic food gives immortality to gods. A153.2
- Magic food rejuvenates the gods. A153.4
- Magic drink gives immortality to gods. (Cf. D1040.) A154.1
- Theft of magic mead by Odin. A154.2
- Magician of the gods. A165.8
- God has magic vision only from his throne. A199.2
- Magic origin of culture hero. A511.1.4
- Culture hero as magician (drai). A527.3
- Spring breaks forth where magic spear strikes ground. (Cf. A941.5.1.) A941.3.1
- Springs from beneath magic (holy) object. A941.7
- Why the sea is salt: magic salt mill. Stolen by sea-captain, who takes it aboard and orders it to grind. It will stop only for its master; ship sinks and mill keeps grinding salt. A1115.2
- Of ten original men one magically changes sex. A1275.3
- Origin of knee-caps. A stone that magically joins self to woman's body. A1312.1
- Wolf from man transformed by magician. (Cf. A1710.) A1833.2
- Dolphins seek King Solomon's ring. He loses his magic ring in the sea. They are sent by God to get it. This is why they go up and down in the sea. (Cf. A2444.2.) A2275.5.4
- Why agar-tree has magic properties. A transformed magician. A2731.4
- Dragon's power of magic invisibility. B11.5.2
- Flying horse. Sometimes represented as having wings, sometimes as going through the air by magic. B41.2
- Magic animal supplies treasure. B100.2
Episodes
- Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri · TALES OF THE MAGICIANS TALES OF THE MAGICIANS
- Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri · SETNA AND THE MAGIC BOOK SETNA AND THE MAGIC BOOK
- Tales of the North American Indians · Tale 85 LXXXV. THE MAGIC APPLES 2%
- The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) · Chapter III III. Sympathetic Magic
- The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) · Chapter IV IV. Magic and Religion
- The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) · Chapter V V. The Magical Control of the Weather
- The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) · Chapter VI VI. Magicians as Kings
- The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) · Chapter LI LI. Homeopathic Magic of a Flesh Diet
- Thrice-Greatest Hermes, Volume I: Prolegomena · Chapter IV: The Popular Theurgic Hermes-Cult in the Greek Magic Papyri
- Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None · Chapter 65 LXV. THE MAGICIAN.
Tale types
- ATU 1629* The Supposed Magic Spell
- ATU 302C* The Magic Horse
- ATU 313 The Magic Flight
- ATU 325 The Magician and his Pupil
- ATU 518 Men Fight over Magic Objects (previously Devils [Giants] Fight over Magic Objects)
- ATU 532* The Magic Ox (previously Son of the Cow )
- ATU 545A* The Magic Castle
- ATU 560 The Magic Ring
- ATU 564 The Magic Providing Purse (previously The Magic Providing Purse and 'Out, Boy, out of the Sack!')
- ATU 565 The Magic Mill