Man shoots the devil with a silver gun — Mythoi

Motif

Man shoots the devil with a silver gun.

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Other ogres. · Other ogres. · view the constellation · filed as G303.25.7

Filed across the traditions

Finnish Aarne FFC XXXIII 42 No. 51**
Lithuanian Balys Legends Nos. 594ff., 796.

Within the index

Filed under Miscellaneous devil motifs.

1 finer motif beneath it

Devil shot with silver bullet. (Cf. D1385.4.)

Filed beside it

Wolf is the devil's craftiest enemy Devils fear St. Isaac Devil likes negligence in men more than anything else Devil cooks folk in kettle Devil's chair in hell made from thrown-away nail parings Old woman gives chickens to devils. They do not accept them. She gives them to priests and they eat them Devil follows corpse when a lawyer is buried Ship with devil aboard sinks Devil is blamed by monk for taking what does not belong to him. Devil denies accusation Devil takes place of woman who went to spend night with a priest A farmer who trades horses with the devil is cheated Devil buys a woman's hair; the silver coin which he gives in payment is changed to a piece of wood and she dies The food and drink of the devils The devil's animals Possessions of the devil The devils' dances and feasts

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