The constellation
C11 The Old Man and Death. Weary old man wishes for death. When Death appears at the summons he asks for help with the load
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The same sky, in words
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- The Old Man and Death · ATU 845
filed beside
- Druidism forbidden · C10.1 entry
- Devil invoked: appears unexpectedly · C12 entry
- The offended skull (statue) (Festin de Pierre). A skull (statue) is invited to dinner. Attends the dinner and takes his host off to the other world · C13 entry
- "Adversity" summoned: king says he has heard people speak of adversity but has never seen it; genius of adversity appears · C14 entry
- Wish for supernatural husband (wife) realized. (Cf. C26.) · C15 entry
- Tabu: offending spirits of the dead · C16 entry