μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Ghosts placated by sacrifices.

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Ghosts and revenants – miscellaneous. · Defense against ghosts and the dead. · view the constellation · filed as E433

Filed across the traditions
  • India Thompson-Balys
  • Africa (Ekoi) Talbot 7, 9.
Within the index

Filed under Defense against ghosts and the dead.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Mould put on table for the dead Possessions buried with dead Animals sacrificed so that dead have food on way to other world Ghosts pleased by human sacrifices
Filed beside it
Precautions at funeral against revenant Ghost deceived Magic protection against revenants Ghost detected Revenants banished Other protection against revenants

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