Jinns — Mythoi

Motif

Jinns.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Other spirits and demons. · view the constellation · filed as F499.3

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Middle EasternThe Thousand and One Nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, Chapter 11
Middle EasternThe Thousand and One Nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, Chapter 12
Middle EasternThe Thousand and One Nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, Chapter 14

Within the index

Filed under Sundry other spirits.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Jinns have no bones in their arms: they have only four fingers and no thumbs Jinns entitled to share in fruits of the earth Jinns frequent graveyards, ruined houses, or an altar of sacrifice

Filed beside it

Sky-spirit Nymphs of Paradise (houris)