μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Spirits and demons (general).

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Spirits and demons (general). · view the constellation · filed as F400

Filed across the traditions
  • Dutch *Sinninghe FFC CXXXII 52ff.
  • Livonian Loorits FFC LXVI 37ff. Nos. 1–39
  • Slovenian *L. Kretzenbacher Germanische Mythen in der epischen Volksdichtung der Slowenen (Graz, 1941)
  • Jewish bin Gorion Born Judas I 316, IV passim, Neuman
  • Chinese Werner 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 strife Appearance of spirits Evil spirits. Demons. See whole chapter "G" for witches and ogres Good spirits Means of summoning spirits Means of combating spirits Spirits propitiated Departure of spirits Habitation of spirit How spirits travel Visibility of spirits Origin of spirits Spirit carries people Demon occupies oracular artificial head and gives responses to questions Spirits set fire to mill. Meet on Christmas (Easter) night. Cease to meet after mortal spies upon them Spirits receive their share of everything made at certain specified times Spirits (demons) hover in air shrieking over battle. (Cf. F411.2.) Spirits and demons – miscellaneous
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Spirit as prophet. (Cf. F400.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
City-gods Creation of the universe Wild man as king of animals Unusual animal as riding-horse Marriage to person in dog form. (Cf. B635.4, D141.) Marriage to dog in human form Jointed snake can join its segments when it is broken into pieces Tabu: looking under certain bell too soon Journey to Land of Women. Island of women, land of maidens, country of the Amazons, etc Remarkable persons. Extraordinary size, form, appearance, or habits Headless person with eyes (eye) and mouth on breast Headless persons cannot smell or hear

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