μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • N. Am. Indian (Pawnee)Grinnell Pawnee Hero Stories 129.
  • general Scotland, U.S.: *Baughman
Within the index

Filed under Dead spouse's malevolent return. Usually to protest with survivor because of evil ways.

1 finer motif beneath it
Dead wife returns to reprove husband's second wife for abusing her step-children
Filed beside it
Dead wife haunts husband on second marriageDead husband returns to reprove wife's second husband (lover)Dead husband returns to protest wife's spending his moneyDead wife torments husband who has let her die of neglect
Travels with
Dead wife's friendly return. (Cf. E221.2.)

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