μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Bargain with devil.

Ordaining the future. · Bargains and promises. · Bargain with devil. · view the constellation · filed as M210

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Missouri French Carrière
  • Italian Novella *Rotunda
  • Jewish *Neuman
  • India *Thompson-Balys
  • West Indies Flowers 562.
  • general Types 310, 313A, 316, 360, 400, 425C, 441, 500, 502, 706, 710, 756B, 810–812, 1170–1199
  • general BP II 164, 329f., 427, 561ff., III 12, *Andrejev FFC LXIX 222ff.
  • general *Fb "djævel" IV 99a, "blod" IV 47b. – England, U.S.: Baughman
Within the index
9 finer motifs beneath it
Man sells soul to devil. (Faust, Theophilus.) Devil agrees to help man with robberies Devil as substitute for day laborer at mowing. He mows with a magic sickle. The evil overseer tries to keep up with him and dies of overexhaustion Devil to help gambler in exchange for one task yearly With his whole heart: devil carries off judge. The devil refuses to take anything not offered him with the whole heart. He hears the judge (advocate) cursed for fraud with such sincerity that he carries him off Devil bargains to help man become priest. He must not later exorcise him from people Devil bargains to help man win woman Contract with the devil destroyed Other devil contract motifs
Carried in tale types

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