Spirits set fire to mill. Meet on Christmas (Easter) night. Cease to meet after mortal spies upon them — Mythoi

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Spirits set fire to mill. Meet on Christmas (Easter) night. Cease to meet after mortal spies upon them.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Spirits and demons (general). · view the constellation · filed as F416

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Finnish-Swedish Wessman 46 No. 379.

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Filed under Spirits and demons (general).

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Spirits keep mill from working

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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 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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