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Motif

Spirit blocks person's road.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Spirits and demons (general). · view the constellation · filed as F402.1.2

Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth *Cross, O'Suilleabhain 99, Beal XXI 331
  • Swiss Jegerlehner Oberwallis 298 No. 12.
Within the index

Filed under Deeds of evil spirits.

Filed beside it
Spirit leads person astray Spirits tangle up peasant's cows Demons assume human forms in order to deceive Demon causes disease Spirit causes weakness Demon of gluttony devours man's food in his throat Spirits put corpse into river Spirit delivers false message Spirit pursues person Spirit causes death Spirit fights against person Ship held back by otherworld women Spirit and horses Demon suitors of girl

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