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- Extraordinary possessions of culture hero. A524
- Why the gorilla and chimpanzee have hair all over the body. Punishment for not guarding possessions at creation. A2322.6
- Why gorilla and chimpanzee have large teeth in mouth: punishment for neglecting possessions. A2345.9
- Why gorilla and chimpanzee live in forests: punishment for neglecting their possessions. A2433.2.1.2
- Kite steals jewels and thus saves condemned man. Innocent man in possession of stolen jewels, is about to be apprehended. Kite carries off the jewels and saves him. B522.2
- Tabu: touching possessions of god. C51
- Tabu: counting possessions. C776
- Boy overhears witches' conversation about magic objects, which he gets possession of. D838.9
- Man poisons couple, owners of magic gong, and gains possession of it. D838.11
- Possession of mermaid's belt gives power over her. (Cf. D1057.) D1410.4
- Saint's possessions cure disease. (Cf. V221.) D1500.1.13
- Magic immovability of saints (or their possessions). D1654.0.1
- Possession of magic powers. (Cf. D800.) D1710
- Possession of magic powers – miscellaneous. D1719
- Man receives divine "possession" (becomes a diviner). D1720.2
- Possession of magic knowledge and witchcraft from having eaten of father-of-man's corpse. D1735.4
- Possession by spirit of dead person gives second sight. D1821.8
- Madness from demonic possession. D2065.1
- Saint's possessions magically transported. (Cf. V220.) D2136.5
- Possessions buried with dead. E433.2