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Spirits and demons (general).

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“The Princess, after a posthumous title had been conferred upon her, was buried with great magnificence a few miles to the east of the city, while Ch'un-yü remained in the capital, living in such state, and gaining so much influence, that he excited the King's jealousy; and when it was foretold, by means of signs in the heavens, that ruin threatened the kingdom, that its inhabitants would be swept away, and that this would be the work…”

— Myths & Legends of China, Chapter XVI · served from our shelf

On our shelf — the index’s citations, resolved to served chapters
Scholars’ trail — 12references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • Dutch*Sinninghe FFC CXXXII 52ff.
  • LivonianLoorits FFC LXVI 37ff. Nos. 1–39
  • Slovenian*L. Kretzenbacher Germanische Mythen in der epischen Volksdichtung der Slowenen (Graz, 1941)
  • Jewishbin Gorion Born Judas I 316, IV passim, Neuman
  • ChineseWerner 402 → on our shelf: Myths & Legends of China, Chapter XVI
  • Africa (Yoruba)Ellis 244.
  • general *Encyc. Rel. Ethics s. v. "Demons and Spirits"
  • general Roscher s. v. "Daimon" I 938
  • general Pauly-Wissowa s. v. "Daimon" IV 2010
  • general Wehrhan Die Sage 59f.
  • general *Runeberg Witches, Demons and Fertility Magic (Helsinki, 1947)
  • general *Hdwb. d. Abergl. s. v. "Dämonen". Irish myth: *Cross
Within the index
18 finer motifs beneath it
Geniti (geilti) glinne, bánánaig, bocánaig, and other supernatural beings associated with confusion or strifeAppearance of spiritsEvil spirits. Demons. See whole chapter "G" for witches and ogresGood spiritsMeans of summoning spiritsMeans of combating spiritsSpirits propitiatedDeparture of spiritsHabitation of spiritHow spirits travelVisibility of spiritsOrigin of spiritsSpirit carries peopleDemon occupies oracular artificial head and gives responses to questionsSpirits set fire to mill. Meet on Christmas (Easter) night. Cease to meet after mortal spies upon themSpirits receive their share of everything made at certain specified timesSpirits (demons) hover in air shrieking over battle. (Cf. F411.2.)Spirits and demons – miscellaneous
Travels with
Spirit as prophet. (Cf. F400.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
City-godsCreation of the universeWild man as king of animalsUnusual animal as riding-horseMarriage to person in dog form. (Cf. B635.4, D141.)Marriage to dog in human formJointed snake can join its segments when it is broken into piecesTabu: looking under certain bell too soonJourney to Land of Women. Island of women, land of maidens, country of the Amazons, etcRemarkable persons. Extraordinary size, form, appearance, or habitsHeadless person with eyes (eye) and mouth on breastHeadless persons cannot smell or hear

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