Pupil returns from dead to warn master of futility of his studies — Mythoi

Motif

Pupil returns from dead to warn master of futility of his studies.

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Friendly return from the dead. · Other reasons for friendly return from the dead. · view the constellation · filed as E368

Filed across the traditions

Spanish Exempla Keller.
general *Crane Vitry 145f. No. 31
general Alphabet Nos. 151, 700

Within the index

Filed under Other reasons for friendly return from the dead.

Filed beside it

Return from the dead to stop weeping Ghost returns to aid living Dead returns to say farewell Return from dead to ask forgiveness Return from dead to give counsel. (Cf. V229.1.) Return from dead to preach repentance Return from dead to reveal hidden treasure. (Cf. E276, E291, E419.11.2.) Return from the dead to seek hidden treasure Ghosts bestow gifts on living Dead returns to life and tells of journey to land of dead Return from dead to prevent flight of thief Ghost returns to confess misdeed Return from dead to teach living Friendly return from the dead – other motifs

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “futility” · wander