Seeing and observing of water-spirits has fatal consequences

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Seeing and observing of water-spirits has fatal consequences.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Water-spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F420.4.7

Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

GermanKnoop 150 No. 114, Pröhle Deutsche Sagen 150 No. 114
FrenchSébillot France II 198, 345.

Within the index

Filed under Characteristics of water-spirits.

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Water-spirits possess magic power Water-spirits have supernatural lapse of time: days seem like years. (Cf. F377.)Water-spirits are cannibals: devour mortal victim, suck blood Water-spirits are grateful Water-spirits are jealous Water-man is rendered powerless if kept away from water Water-spirits have treasures under water Water-spirit controls water-supply Water-spirits are prophetic. (Cf. F420.5.1.1.)

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