The constellation
M211 Man sells soul to devil. (Faust, Theophilus.)
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The same sky, in words
filed under
- Bargain with devil · M210 entry
beneath it
- Man unwittingly sells soul to devil. He jestingly offers to sell his soul. Devil in disguise buys it · M211.1 entry
- Man sells soul to devil in return for devil's building house (barn, etc.) · M211.2 entry
- Man bequeaths soul to devil · M211.3 entry
- Jews must repay devil's help by giving tribute of persons each year · M211.4 entry
- Formulas for selling one's soul to devil · M211.5 entry
- Man sells soul to devil for visit home in boat that sails through sky · M211.6 entry
- Man sells soul to devil for magic power to escape capture · M211.7 entry
- Man sells soul to devil for devil's doing one specific job · M211.8 entry
- Person sells soul to devil in return for the granting of wishes · M211.9 entry
cross-ref
carried in tale type
- Robber Madej (previously The Devil's Contract) · ATU 756B
- The Devil's Riddle · ATU 812
- The Smith and the Devil (previously The Smith Outwits the Devil) · ATU 330
- Bear-skin · ATU 361
- The Snares of the Evil One · ATU 810
- The Devil and the Bees · ATU 1177