Grass does not grow on murderer's grave. (Cf. H271.) — Mythoi

Motif

Grass does not grow on murderer's grave. (Cf. H271.)

The dead. · Reincarnation. · Reincarnation in object. · view the constellation · filed as E631.2

Filed across the traditions

England Baughman.
general Fb "græs"

Within the index

Filed under Reincarnation in plant (tree) growing from grave. (Cf. E632, D1610.2.)

1 finer motif beneath it

Reincarnation as a grass straw

Filed beside it

Twining branches grow from graves of lovers. (Cf. E419.6.) Flower from grave bears letters. These commemorate the buried person Plant from blood of slain person Speaking and bleeding trees. Reincarnated persons Tree from innocent man's blood Tree from sinner's grave Flower from grave Herbs grow from grave of healer Dead ogress reincarnated as bramble-bush which prevents escape of fugitive Reincarnation as plant Reincarnation in tree from grave

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Grass refuses to grow: indication of innocence of man hanged there. (Cf. E631.2, F974.)

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