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Filed under The living corpse. Revenant is not a specter but has the attributes of a living person. He wanders about till his "second death", complete disintegration in the grave. (Cf. E261.1.3, E268, E461.)

6 finer motifs beneath it
Revenant with hat of birch. Note: in the motifs immediately following, it is frequently impossible to tell whether the spectral ghost (E421) or the living corpse (E422) is thought ofGhost with bonnet pulled down over her faceGhost in whiteRevenant in female dressRevenant in male dressRevenant in red cap
Filed beside it
Hanged man thirsty; demands water to drinkBody of living corpseColor of revenant. (Cf. F527.)Size of revenant

wander