μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Dead man visiting wife deceived by wife's absurd actions – "no more absurd than ghost visiting wife". (Cf. E321.2, E474.)

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Ghosts and revenants – miscellaneous. · Defense against ghosts and the dead. · view the constellation · filed as E432.2

Filed across the traditions
  • Lithuanian Balys Index No. 3547
  • general Balys Ghosts.
Within the index

Filed under Ghost deceived.

Filed beside it
Haunting ghost deceived so that he cannot find road to return Woman drying hair scares soul returning from the dead
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Dead husband returns and lives with his wife. He is invisible to others. (Cf. F378.) Cohabitation of living person and ghost. This usually involves sexual relations. (Cf. E321.2, E322.6, E339, E378.)

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