Water-spirits must be in water before midnight; delay is punished with death indicated by blood in water

Motif

Water-spirits must be in water before midnight; delay is punished with death indicated by blood in water.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Water-spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F420.3.4.1

Scholars’ trail — 1 reference (open)

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German Pfister 70, Meier 71 No. 79.

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Filed under Water-spirits have laws.

Filed beside it

Water-spirits must be in water before dawn; delay is punished with death. (Cf. F451.3.2.1. and cross-references there given.)

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