μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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Filed under Defense against ghosts and the dead.

10 finer motifs beneath it
Revenant forced away by shootingDwarfs magically keep ghosts from risingDog saves man from malevolent living corpse. Dog killed, man safe. (Cf. B524.1.1.)Seeds of poppy poured into revenant's mouthRevenant forced away by fireGhosts cannot come near spayed bitchGhost will not approach a light left burningGhost will vanish if seer walks around it nine times. (Cf. D1791, D1273.1.5.)Ghost will not return if door is removed and hung backwards. (Cf. D1783.)Ghost will not come near person who anoints self with new honey
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Precautions at funeral against revenantGhost deceivedGhosts placated by sacrificesMagic protection against revenantsGhost detectedRevenants banished

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