Mountain spirits eat raw food — Mythoi

Motif

Mountain spirits eat raw food.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Mountain-spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F460.2.14

Filed across the traditions

Mono-Alu Wheeler 6f., 18, 19, 32, 34, 39, 41, 42, 46, 49, 51, 52, 60, 61, 188.

Within the index

Filed under Characteristics of mountain-men.

Filed beside it

Mountain-folk afraid of thunder Mountain-folk ride through air on horses Mountain-men cannot enter house till light is quenched Mountain-man has stack of butter before his door Huldra have lake Huldra live like people. Have own churches, king, soldiers, etc Huldra have drum Huldra have cattle. (Cf. F241.2.) Huldra have drinking-horn Huldra tend herds in mountains Mountain-man must die six times to be dead Huldra sing songs Mountain spirits change sex at will. (Cf. D10.)

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