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Ways in which the devil kills people.

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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.)

9 finer motifs beneath it
Devil kills man with fiery sword Devil destroys hunting party with terrible wind Devil strikes man dead with iron bar. Two men are fighting and devil thus kills one of them Devil strikes man dead with disease The devil unpeels a bold woman's skin Devil as black dog kills people. (Cf. G303.3.3.1.1.) Satan swallows victim Satan injures man Satan slays the first born of the Egyptians
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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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