Things thought to be spirits

Motif

Things thought to be spirits.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd misunderstandings. · One thing mistaken for another. · Things thought to be devils, ghosts, etc. · view the constellation · filed as J1784

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Australian Aboriginal Australian Legendary Tales and More Australian Legendary Tales , 40 How the Sun was Made
Greek The Iliad , Book 6
Literary Crystallization Masnavi i Ma'navi: The Spiritual Couplets (abridged) , Book 3, Story 10
Norse The Prose Edda (The Younger Edda) , THE FOOLING OF GYLFE. III

Filed across the traditions

Lithuanian Balys Index No. 3446, Legends Nos. 875–885.

Within the index

Filed under Things thought to be devils, ghosts, etc.

1 finer motif beneath it

Laughter of boy thought to be spirits' laughter

Filed beside it

Objects thought to be the devil Things thought to be ghosts Thing thought to be corpse Animals thought to be the devils or ghosts Man thought to be a devil or ghost Things thought at night to be other frightful object

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