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Motif

The origin of the devil and his companions.

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Other ogres. · Other ogres. · view the constellation · filed as G303.1

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Filed across the traditions
  • Jewish *Neuman.
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Filed under 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.)

8 finer motifs beneath it
The devil originates from God God discovers the devil The devil is created without the special aid of God The devil creates other devils Five devils created by Adam create other devils in the same manner. Adam has created five devils by wetting five fingers with dew and shaking them behind him; God had commanded him to wet one finger. (Cf. G303.1.4.1.) Devils are created from sinful priests Tuatha De Danann as demons (fallen angels) Two devils (male and female) extracted from corpse's belly
Filed beside it
Names applied to the devil Forms in which the devil appears The devil's physical characteristics How the devil is dressed Circumstances of the devil's appearance How the devil travels Devil's expulsion from heaven and his present haunts Deeds of the devil Allies and possessions of the devil The relatives of the devil Marital experiences of the devil. (Cf. H1153, K216.1, K2325, T251.1.1.) The stupid devil Devil's unfinished work cannot be completed by human hands. One stone missing in church, etc Places haunted by the devil How the devil's power may be escaped or avoided The devil's disappearance from the world

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