Evil spirits. Demons. See whole chapter "G" for witches and ogres

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Evil spirits. Demons. See whole chapter "G" for witches and ogres.

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

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Japanese / ShintoNihongi: Chronicles of Japan, Book 30

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

GreekGrote I 66.

Within the index

Filed under Spirits and demons (general).

7 finer motifs beneath it

Deeds of evil spirits Government of demons City of demons Demons eat ravenously Creation of demons Dwelling of demons Family of demons

Filed beside it

Geniti (geilti) glinne, bánánaig, bocánaig, and other supernatural beings associated with confusion or strife Appearance of spirits 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.)

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