The dead are silent

Motif

The dead are silent.

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Ghosts and revenants – miscellaneous. · Miscellaneous actions of revenants. · view the constellation · filed as E545.0.2

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Irish myth*Cross.

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Words uttered from the tomb Conversation between the dead Dead predict death. (Cf. E363.3.)Dead announce own death. (Cf. E723ff.)Dead will not speak of their condition Questions to dead are dangerous Dead speak on Hallowe'en. (Cf. V70.5.)Holy man converses with entombed dead Fairy converses with dead Dead holy man begs grave-digger not to bury sinner on top of him Corpse exclaims over miracle Ghost chooses own requiem Ghost directs man to hidden treasure Man converses with dead The dead hear saint's bell. (Cf. D1213.)Saint after his death gives directions where he wants to be buried

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