μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 7references

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.

  • Irish*Cross
  • SpanishEspinosa Jr. Nos 70, 83, 91–93, 155, 200, 218
  • Buddhist mythMalalasekera II 617.
  • general *Loomis White Magic 74
  • general Danielsson Vol. II
  • general Scala Celi 42b, 45a Nos. 243, 255
  • general Beal XXI 307, 313, 315, 330
Within the index

Filed under Forms in which the devil appears.

26 finer motifs beneath it
Devils in guise of human beings require remarkable quantity of foodThe devil as a large, strong manThe devil as a well-dressed gentlemanThe devil as a distinguished-looking knightDevil appears in the form of a man who is repugnantly ugly. (Cf. G303.3.0.1.)The devil as a little, gray old manThe devil as a black manDevil as a huntsmanDevil in form of priestDevil in form of pilgrimDevil as a peasantDevil as three gentlemen. They come for a dying manDevil in form of woman. Lures manDevil as cookDevil as studentDevil appears as a JewDevil appears as a childDevils appear as ladies and gentlemenDevil as shoemakerDevil as merchantDevil appears in shape of a dead man while hidden in his corpse or skinThe devil as a great hairy manDevil as astrologerSatan disguised as beggar. (Cf. K1817.1.) +2 more
Filed beside it
Devil in hideous form. (Cf. G303.3.1.4.)The devil in superhuman fromThe devil in animal formDevil in form of inanimate objectsDevil changes shapeForms into which the devil cannot change
Carried in tale types

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