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- Tabu: uttering name of malevolent creature (Eumenides). To avoid the evil results of naming these creatures other names are substituted. The Furies are spoken of as Eumenides; rats and mice as "the large" and "the small". C433
- Flesh of cat when chewed has magic results. D1032.2
- Flesh of dog when chewed has magic results. D1032.3
- Flesh of pig when chewed has magic results. D1032.4
- Magic results produced by wishing. D1761
- Magic results produced by command. D1765
- Magic results produced by religious ceremony. (Cf. G224.5, V70.) D1766
- Magic results produced by prayer. D1766.1
- Magic results produced by sacrifices. D1766.2
- Magic results from sacrifices at trees and wells. D1766.2.1
- Magic results from sign of the cross. D1766.6
- Magic results from uttering powerful name. D1766.7
- Magic results produced in name of deity. D1766.7.1
- Magic results produced in name of saint. (Cf. V220.) D1766.7.3
- Magic results from fasting. D1766.8
- Magic results from singing hymn. (Cf. D1275.3.) D1766.9
- Magic results from worshiping god (goddess). D1766.10
- Magic results from laughing. D1773
- Magic results from speaking. D1774
- Magic results from licking. D1775