μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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Filed under Return from dead to inflict punishment.

5 finer motifs beneath it
Ghost returns to demand vengeance. (Cf. E232.2.)Ghost slaps face of son who cheated him out of property. A cancer grows on son's faceGhost stampedes stolen cattle being driven past his ranchReturn from dead to avenge death (murder)Ghost an unjustly executed man. Real murderer found
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Return from dead to reveal murderReturn from the dead to slay wicked personReturn from dead to punish indignities to corpse, or ghostReturn from dead to demand stolen propertyDinner with the dead. Dead man is invited to dinner. Takes his host to other worldGhosts punish intruders into ghost townGhosts punish intruders into mass (procession) of ghostsGhosts attack bishop who has suspended priest for singing for all Christian soulsGhosts punish failure to provide for their wants. Haunt man because he does not leave food and drink for themGhosts punish failure to sacrifice to themGhost kills man who had had ghost exorcised for too short a time

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