Spirit in animal form — Mythoi

Motif

Spirit in animal form.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Spirits and demons (general). · view the constellation · filed as F401.3

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter XLIX XLIX. Ancient Deities of Vegetation as Animals
Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter XLVIII XLVIII. The Corn-Spirit as an Animal
Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter XLVII XLVII. Lityerses
Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter L L. Eating the God

Filed across the traditions

West Indies Flowers 433.

Within the index

Filed under Appearance of spirits.

9 finer motifs beneath it

Demons on animal feet Spirit in form of horse. Demon horse Ox demon Spirit as black dog Spirit as fly going into bottle Spirits with goose (chicken) feet Demon in form of hare Spirit in form of a bird Spirits in form of snake

Filed beside it

Spirits dressed in antique clothes Luminous spirits Spirits without heads (or with heads under arms) Spirits appear horrible Spirit in human form Fire-breathing spirit Gigantic spirit Spirit with feet turned wrong way. (Cf. F451.2.2.1.)

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Fairies lead travelers astray. (Cf. E272.10, F401.3, F491.1.)

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