μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

  • general *Type 1353
  • general Wesselski Märchen 196.
Within the index

Filed under Allies and possessions of the devil.

Filed beside it
Cat as follower of the devilToad as follower of the devilSnake as follower of the devilDancers as followers of the devil. (Cf. G303.6.2.1.)Devil in league with a freemasonDevil gives luck with fishing and huntingHorses are offspring of the devil. One cannot trust themAn all-red, all-black, or all-white calf the property of the devilLizards are offspring of the devilThe spurge-laurel is the devil's bushThe devil owns the reedsThistles and nettles are the devil's vegetablesThe bagpipe is the devil's bellowsDevil has a houndDevil has a servantBird as messenger of devil
Travels with
Woman makes trouble between man and wife: the hair from his beard. She tells the wife to increase her husband's love by cutting a hair from his beard. Also tells the husband that his wife will try to cut his throat. He kills his wife
Carried in tale types

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