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How the devil is dressed.

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Other ogres. · Other ogres. · view the constellation · filed as G303.5

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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.)

5 finer motifs beneath it
Devil is dressed in black Devil is dressed in green The devil dressed in red Devil dressed in blue clothes Devil dressed in hunting clothes
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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 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 The devil's disappearance from the world

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