Demons. Malevolent creatures (not usually further defined)

Motif

Demons. Malevolent creatures (not usually further defined).

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Other ogres. · Other ogres. · view the constellation · filed as G302

Scholars’ trail — 8references

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.

IrishPlummer cliii, *Cross
SwissJegerlehner Oberwallis 305 No. 36
Jewish*Neuman
BabylonianSpence 276f.
HinduPenzer I 205, Tawney II 232 n.
ChineseGraham, Werner 432b s. v. "Demons"
Eskimo (Mackenzie Area)Jenness 82
S. Am. Indian (Chaco)Alexander Lat. Am. 323.

Within the index

Filed under Other ogres.

9 finer motifs beneath it

Origin of demons and their companions Varieties of demons Form of demon Physical characteristics of demons Haunts of demons Circumstances of demons' appearance Mortal experiences of demons Demon's helpers Deeds of demons

Filed beside it

Monsters. Usually not clearly defined. See this entire chapter on ogres Devil. (The Devil, Satan, The Bad Man, Old Nick, etc.) Not clearly differentiated, especially in German tradition, from the stupid ogre. (See also F531 (Giant), G100–199 and G500–699.)Troll as ogre. (For troll as underground spirit or mountain spirit see F455. For troll-woman see G200–G299, Witches.)Earl king. Child-stealing ogre. (Cf. F321.5.)Rainbow as ogre Jinn Sea monster

Travels with

Ineffable Name subjugates demons. (Cf. D807, G302.)

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