μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Light remark about what person would do if ghost appeared causes ghost to appear. (Cf. C10, C13.)

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Friendly return from the dead. · Ghost summoned. · view the constellation · filed as E386.5

Filed across the traditions
  • England Baughman.
Within the index

Filed under Other means of summoning ghost.

Filed beside it
Ghost summoned by holy water Ghost summoned by charm Ghosts summoned by calling them by name Walking around a grave twelve times backward will raise the ghost
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Tabu: profanely calling up spirit (devil, etc.) The offended skull (statue) (Festin de Pierre). A skull (statue) is invited to dinner. Attends the dinner and takes his host off to the other world

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