Angel of death spares mother who is suckling children. As punishment angel must serve as sexton.
Religion. · Sacred persons. · Angels. · view the constellation · filed as V233.1
Motif
Filed across the traditions
- Lithuanian Balys Index No. 795*
- Russian Andrejev No. 795A*
- Estonian Aarne FFC XXV No. 795*.
- general Type 795*
Within the index
Filed under Angel of death.
Carried in tale types
- The Punishment of the Angel · ATU 759D 4 recorded variants
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