Knife as charm against spirits, [232], [233], [234], [235]
Knives not to be left edge upwards, [238];
not used at funeral banquets, [238]
Knot, the Gordian, [316] sq.
Knots, prohibition to wear, [13];
untied at childbirth, [294], [296] sq., [297] sq.;
thought to prevent the consummation of marriage, [299] sqq.;
thought to cause sickness, disease, and all kinds of misfortune, [301] sqq.;
used to cure disease, [303] sqq.;
used to win a lover or capture a runaway slave, [305] sq.;