Precautions taken with corpse before burial to prevent evil spirits from getting, using body. (Cf. E431.) — Mythoi

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Precautions taken with corpse before burial to prevent evil spirits from getting, using body. (Cf. E431.)

The dead. · The soul. · Perils of the soul. · view the constellation · filed as E752.10

Within the index

Filed under Lost souls.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Corpse must be watched carefully before burial Light must be kept burning by corpse to keep evil spirits away

Filed beside it

Soul in jeopardy after leaving body Soul carried off by demon (Devil) Raven carries off souls of damned Lost soul in raven feathers Hell-hounds accompany soul to lower world Soul bound for hell given sight of heaven Lost soul gnawed by worms Souls of dead eaten by sky-spirits Souls of wicked eaten by deity

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Precautions at funeral against revenant

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