Dead men dance — Mythoi

Motif

Dead men dance.

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Ghosts and revenants – miscellaneous. · Meetings of the dead. · view the constellation · filed as E493

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

North American Indigenous Myths of the Cherokee , Historical Traditions — Myth 92 92. ESCAPE OF THE SENECA BOYS
Depth Commentary Primitive Culture: Researches into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Language, Art, and Custom , Chapter X
Australian Aboriginal Australian Legendary Tales and More Australian Legendary Tales , 39 Bralgah the Dancing Bird
North American Indigenous Zuni Folk Tales , Tale 7
Germanic Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes , Tale 56 56._SWEETHEAIIT ROLAND.

Filed across the traditions

Swiss Jegerlehner Oberwallis 335 s. v. "Geister"
N. Am. Indian (Pawnee) Grinnell 192, (Hupa): Goddard UCal I 239 No. 25, (Luiseño): DuBois UCal VIII 154, (Zuñi): Cushing 48 No. 2, (Cherokee): Mooney RBAE XIX 252 No. 5, 331 No. 78, (Kwakiutl): Boas and Hunt JE III 106
Africa Werner African 188f.
general *Fb "spøgelse" III 520a, "danse" IV 93a, "sjæl" III 214b, "kirkegaard" II 128b
general England, U.S.: *Baughman

Within the index

Filed under Meetings of the dead.

Filed beside it

Procession of the dead Mass (church service) of the dead. Held at midnight Ball game in lower world. (Cf. E577.1.) Wedding of the dead Ghosts gathered on a bridge Fighting warriors show the way of their past life and of their death Meetings of the dead – miscellaneous

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