Wild hunt as omen — Mythoi

Motif

Wild hunt as omen.

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Ghosts and revenants – miscellaneous. · Phantom hosts. · view the constellation · filed as E501.20

Within the index

Filed under The Wild Hunt. (Cf. F282.) (Die Wilde Jagd, Das Wütende Heer, Odinsjæger, Chasse Fantastique.) A ghostly hunter and his rout continue the chase.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Wild hunt as omen of disaster Wild hunt as omen of plentiful year Wild hunt as weather omen

Filed beside it

Leader of the Wild Hunt Participants in wild hunt Wild huntsmen wander because of sin Animals follow wild huntsman Object of wild hunt's pursuit Ghostly warner of wild hunt's approach Personal appearance of wild huntsmen Clothing of wild huntsmen Wild huntsmen invisible Objects as part of wild hunt Time of appearance of wild hunt Place of appearance of wild hunt Phenomena at appearance of wild hunt Course of wild hunt Behavior of wild huntsmen Phenomena at disappearance of wild hunt

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Appearance of ghost serves as death omen. (Cf. D1812.5.1.1, E265.3, E501.20.)

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