Dead tears living to pieces — Mythoi

Motif

Dead tears living to pieces.

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Malevolent return from the dead. · Other malevolent revenants. · view the constellation · filed as E267

Cited in the index

general Wimberly 264.

Within the index

Filed under Other malevolent revenants.

Filed beside it

Wandering ghost makes attack. Unprovoked and usually unmotivated Ghost rides on man's back Adulteress returns from dead as devastating dragon Ghost drives priest into oven Meeting ghost causes misfortune Dead carry off living Ghost (revenant) kills by spewing water from his mouth on Hallowe'en. (Cf. F211.1.1.1.) Sea-ghosts. Ghosts which haunt the sea Road-ghosts. (Cf. E332ff., E582.) Ghosts which haunt roads Churchyard ghosts Gallows ghost. Ghost haunts gallows Ghost haunts place of great accident or misfortune Ghosts haunt tree Ghosts haunt spring Malevolent revenants – miscellaneous

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