Devil cheated by having priest draw a sacred circle about the intended victim — Mythoi

Motif

Devil cheated by having priest draw a sacred circle about the intended victim.

Deceptions. · Deceptive bargains. · Deception in payment of debt. · Devil cheated of his promised soul. · view the constellation · filed as K218.1

Filed across the traditions

Irish Beal XXI 309, O'Suilleabhain 30
Scotland Baughman.
general Type 810

Within the index

Filed under Devil cheated by religious or magic means. Missouri French: Carrière.

Filed beside it

Devil cheated of his victim by boy having a bible under his arm Devil cheated when his victim becomes a priest Devil cheated of promised soul by intervention of Virgin Mary The picture of the Virgin Mary saves the priest Penance of priest saves him from devil. The priest, who sold his soul to the devil, orders his servant to cut him (alive) up into pieces, to crucify him on a tree (and the like), thus saves his soul from the devils Devil is unable to take man contracted to him when friends pray over the corpse

Carried in tale types

The Snares of the Evil One · ATU 810 6 recorded variants
The Devil who Skins a Corpse (previously The Deceased Rich Man and the Devils in the Church) · ATU 815 1 recorded variant

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