Devil held off from person by answering his riddles. St. Andrew the Bishop, and the Devil. The Devil, in form of beautiful maiden visits a holy bishop. St. Andrew appears as a pilgrim, answers the questions through which the devil seeks to keep him at a distance and discomfits the devil. (Cf. B302.22.3.)

Motif

Devil held off from person by answering his riddles. St. Andrew the Bishop, and the Devil. The Devil, in form of beautiful maiden visits a holy bishop. St. Andrew appears as a pilgrim, answers the questions through which the devil seeks to keep him at a distance and discomfits the devil. (Cf. B302.22.3.)

Tests. · Tests of cleverness. · Riddles. · Propounding of riddles. · view the constellation · filed as H543.1

Scholars’ trail — 3references

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Spanish ExemplaKeller.
general Anderson FFC LXII 353
general Krappe Bulletin Hispanique XXXIX 45

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Child in cradle guesses devil's riddle: all are saved

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