Man admitted to neither heaven nor hell. He has tricked the devil — Mythoi

Motif

Man admitted to neither heaven nor hell. He has tricked the devil.

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Punishments in hell. · view the constellation · filed as Q565

Filed across the traditions

Irish Beal XXI 329, O'Suilleabhain 90
U.S. *Baughman
Spanish Espinosa Jr. Nos. 8, 210, 213
American Negro (Georgia) Harris Remus 156 No. 32.
general *Type 330
general *BP II 149ff., 163ff.
general Fb "helvede" I 589a, "himmerige" I 611a

Within the index

Filed under Punishments in hell. (Cf. Q174.)

1 finer motif beneath it

Person to be received by neither earth nor heaven

Filed beside it

Punishments in land of dead (detailed) Respite from hell Sinners endure hell tortures for one year Punishments being prepared in hell Pain of souls tormented in hell alternately ebbs and flows Punishments in hell fitted to crimes. (Cf. Q580.) Letter sent to the relatives from man punished in hell Punishments by heat in hell. (Cf. A671.2.4.) Punishments by cold in hell Other punishments in hell

Carried in tale types

The Smith and the Devil (previously The Smith Outwits the Devil) · ATU 330 4 recorded variants

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