μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Night-spirits. Poltergeister; goblins; hobgoblins.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Night-spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F470

Filed across the traditions
  • Icelandic *Boberg
  • Finnish-Swedish *Wessman 30ff.
  • Swiss Jegerlehner Oberwallis 305 No. 4.
  • general *Kittredge Witchcraft 214, 521f. nn. 7, 9ff.
Within the index
7 finer motifs beneath it
Friar Rush as mischief maker Spirits pull off person's bedclothes Night-spirits dance Dream demons Huckauf. A goblin which jumps on one's back Poltergeist. Invisible spirit (sometimes identified as ghost or witch) responsible for all sorts of mischief in or around a household Friendly night-spirits
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Invisible ghost makes rapping or knocking noise. (Cf. F470.)

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