Magic Mirror
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Magic Mirror is the enchanted talking mirror from the Snow White fairy tale that reveals hidden truths and answers the Evil Queen’s questions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Magic Mirror | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional object
ⓘ
magical artifact ⓘ talking mirror ⓘ |
| alignment | morally neutral ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Snow White
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs NERFINISHED ⓘ Snow White fairy tale ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation | Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| asksAndAnswersFormat | call-and-response with the Queen ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Brothers Grimm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cannot | lie ⓘ |
| category | objects in Grimms’ Fairy Tales ⓘ |
| communicatesWith | Evil Queen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousLine | Who is the fairest of them all? ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Schneewittchen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1812 ⓘ |
| genre | fairy tale object ⓘ |
| hasAbility |
answering questions
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revealing hidden truths ⓘ speech ⓘ truth-telling ⓘ |
| hasFrame | ornate frame ⓘ |
| hasMedium | glass ⓘ |
| influenced | later portrayals of talking mirrors ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | German ⓘ |
| loyalTo | truth ⓘ |
| medium | mirror ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | inciting incident device in Snow White ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Evil Queen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
enchanted object
ⓘ
oracular device ⓘ |
| reveals | Snow White’s superior beauty ⓘ |
| role |
advisor
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truth-teller ⓘ |
| serves | Evil Queen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Queen’s castle ⓘ |
| speaksTo | Queen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
objective truth
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self-knowledge ⓘ vanity ⓘ |
| tellsTruthTo | Evil Queen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triggers | Evil Queen’s jealousy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
divination
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gaining knowledge ⓘ seeking beauty judgments ⓘ |
| visualizedAs | face in a mirror ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
The Magic Mirror