Souls of wicked eaten by deity

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Souls of wicked eaten by deity.

The dead. · The soul. · Perils of the soul. · view the constellation · filed as E752.9

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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Easter IslandMétraux Ethnology 312.

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Filed under Lost souls.

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

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