μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Non-malevolent ghost haunts scene of former misfortune, crime, or tragedy. (C.f. E336, E337, E338, E339.)

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Friendly return from the dead. · Locations haunted by non-malevolent dead. · view the constellation · filed as E334

Cited in the index
  • general England, U.S.: *Baughman.
Within the index

Filed under Locations haunted by non-malevolent dead. (Cf. E270–E284 for locations haunted by malevolent ghosts.)

5 finer motifs beneath it
Ghost haunts scene of former crime or sin Ghost haunts burial spot. (Cf. E411.1.) Ghost of person abandoned by faithless lover. (Cf. E211ff.) Ghost of suicide seen at death spot or near by. (Cf. E411.1.1, E431.16.) Ghost of soldier haunts battlefield
Filed beside it
Non-malevolent road ghosts. (Cf. E272, E581, E582.) Non-malevolent churchyard ghost. (Cf. E273.) Non-malevolent mine ghosts. (Cf. E275.1, E334.5.1, F456.) Ghost reenacts scene from own lifetime Non-malevolent ghost haunts building. See E281, E402

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