enchanted mirror
Bewitched looking glass
An enchanted mirror is a magical looking glass in fairy tales and fantasy, typically possessing supernatural properties—showing distant places, revealing hidden truths, or answering questions.
The most famous is the mirror in Snow White: Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?
The phrase evokes mystery and the allure of forbidden knowledge.
- magicSupernatural or illusory power
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- looking glassArchaic word for mirror
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- fairy taleMagical children's narrative
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- divinationdivination, fortune telling, fortune-telling, fortune teller, tarot
- Mirror themesreflection, looking glass, glass, surface, reversal
- Fictional ObjectsExcalibur, magic carpet, invisibility cloak, Mjolnir, One Ring
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