μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

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.)

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Scholars’ trail — 13references

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.

  • North CarolinaBrown Collection I 687
  • Icelandic*Boberg
  • Finnish-Swedish**P. Danielsson Djävulgestalten i Finlands svenska Folktro (Bidrag till kännedom af Finlands natur och folk LXXXIV pt. 2, [Helsingfors, 1932] 157)
  • EstonianLoorits Grundzüge I 135–152
  • Jewish*Neuman. – Campbell, J. G. Superstitions of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Glasgow, 1900. – Hunt, R. Popular Romances of the West of England. London, 1903. – Danielsson, P. Djävulgestalten i Finlands Svenska Folktro. Helsingfors, 1930.
  • general **Wünsche Teufel
  • general **A Graf The Story of the Devil (tr. E. N. Stone) (London, 1931)
  • general **M. J. Rudwin The Devil in Legend and Literature (Chicago 1931)
  • general P. Carus History of the Devil (Chicago, 1900)
  • general **Toldo II 329ff.
  • general **O. A. Erich Die Darstellung des Teufels in der christlichen Kunst (Berlin, 1931)
  • general *De Vooys Middelnederlandse Legenden en Exempelen 159ff.
  • general S. Freud Die Teufelsneurose im 17. Jahrhundert (Wien, 1928). – Irish myth: Cross
Within the index

Filed under Other ogres.

25 finer motifs beneath it
The origin of the devil and his companionsNames applied to the devilForms in which the devil appearsThe devil's physical characteristicsHow the devil is dressedCircumstances of the devil's appearanceHow the devil travelsDevil's expulsion from heaven and his present hauntsDeeds of the devilAllies and possessions of the devilThe relatives of the devilMarital experiences of the devil. (Cf. H1153, K216.1, K2325, T251.1.1.)The stupid devilDevil's unfinished work cannot be completed by human hands. One stone missing in church, etcPlaces haunted by the devilHow the devil's power may be escaped or avoidedThe devil's disappearance from the worldDevil enters body of anotherThe devil takes the hindmost. (Cf. F1038.2.)Ways in which the devil kills peopleThe devil's moneyThe devil helps peopleThe devil and the arkThe devil in church +1 more
Filed beside it
Monsters. Usually not clearly defined. See this entire chapter on ogresDemons. Malevolent creatures (not usually further defined)Troll as ogre. (For troll as underground spirit or mountain spirit see F455. For troll-woman see G200–G299, Witches.)Earl king. Child-stealing ogre. (Cf. F321.5.)Rainbow as ogreJinnSea monster
Travels with
Kingdom of demons. (Cf. G303.)Devil flays impious person. (Cf. G303, Q220.)

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