Devil enters body of another — Mythoi

Motif

Devil enters body of another.

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Other ogres. · Other ogres. · view the constellation · filed as G303.18

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

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.)

5 finer motifs beneath it

When devil leaves dead sinner's body, only bones remain Devil enters body of dead boy Devil in place of dead man in shroud (in dead man's skin) Devil blows skin off man who belongs to him and goes in the skin Satan enters the Golden Calf

Filed beside it

The origin of the devil and his companions 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

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