μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

House-spirits.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · House-spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F480

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Finnish Holmberg Finno-Ugric 159ff.
  • Finnish-Swedish Wessman 30ff. Nos. 263–374 passim, 42 Nos. 337, 339
  • Swiss Jegerlehner Oberwallis 324 No. 153
  • Slovenian *L. Kretzenbacher Germanische Mythen in der epischen Volksdichtung der Slowenen (Graz, 1941) 49–79
  • Eskimo Boas BAM XV 331, RBAE VI 636.
  • general *Kittredge Witchcraft 215f., 523f.
  • general Meyer Germanen 213ff.
  • general Meyer Altgermanische 109. Icelandic: Boberg
Within the index
9 finer motifs beneath it
House-spirit in form of a sow Serpent as house-spirit Thieving household-spirit. Steals things for its master House-spirit in form of baby House-spirit without bones or hair Cobold. A house-spirit Brownie (nisse) Ship-spirit. (Klabautermann, Kabonterken.) Similar to house-spirit The stupid house spirit

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