The dead

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• Four (five) groups on Judgment Day. (Cf. A661.0.5.1.) E751.4
• Souls of sinners to spend seven years under waters of the sea before Doomsday. E751.5
• Resurrection to take place on Sunday. E751.6
• Judgment day on Monday. E751.7
• Lost souls. E752
• Soul in jeopardy after leaving body. E752.1
• Devil in disguise hunts souls. (Cf. G303.7.1.3.) E752.1.1
• Fiends play ball with a soul. E752.1.2
• Demons amuse themselves by plaguing souls in hell. E752.1.2.1
• Souls of dead captured on leaving corpse. E752.1.3
• Soul carried off by demon (Devil). E752.2
• Raven carries off souls of damned. E752.3
• Lost soul in raven feathers. E752.4
• Hell-hounds accompany soul to lower world. E752.5
• Soul bound for hell given sight of heaven. E752.6
• Lost soul gnawed by worms. E752.7
• Abandoned souls feed on spiders and night moths. E752.7.1
• Souls of dead eaten by sky-spirits. E752.8
• Souls of wicked eaten by deity. E752.9
• Precautions taken with corpse before burial to prevent evil spirits from getting, using body. (Cf. E431.) E752.10
• Corpse must be watched carefully before burial. E752.10.1
• Light must be kept burning by corpse to keep evil spirits away. E752.10.2
• Saved souls. E754
• Condemned soul recovered. E754.1
• Condemned soul saved by prayer. E754.1.1
• Demons powerless over souls commended to God before sleep. E754.1.1.1
• Condemned soul saved by Virgin Mary. (Cf. V250.) E754.1.2
• Condemned soul saved by penance. (Cf. Q520.) E754.1.3
• Condemned soul saved by holy person. E754.1.4
• Condemned soul released by God. E754.1.5
• Condemned soul released from hell by Christ. E754.1.6
• Few grains of earth from river bed translates soul destined to an evil future to Paradise. E754.1.7
• Condemned soul released because of tears of living. E754.1.8
• Saved soul goes to heaven. E754.2
• Souls of warriors go to Valhalla. E754.2.0.1
• Souls carried to heaven by doves. E754.2.1
• Souls carried to heaven by angels. (Cf V232.2.) E754.2.2
• Angels of death fail to bring soul to heaven. E754.2.2.1
• Dead and living go together to gate of heaven. E754.2.3
• Dead children invited to eat at God's table. E754.2.4
• Burial in certain ground assures going to heaven. E754.3
• Soul of hermit who fasts to death for worldly fame would be damned but for past good deeds. E754.4
• Souls carried to heaven in chariot of light. E754.5
• Souls climb pillars of smoke and light on way to heaven. (Cf. E722.2.1.) E754.6
• Souls of pious as angels. E754.7
• Destination of the soul. E755
• Resurrected boys choose to return to heaven. E755.0.1
• Angels separate souls going to heaven or hell. E755.0.2
• Souls of dead presented to Adam. E755.0.3
• Souls in heaven. (Cf. A661.) E755.1
• Heavenly hierarchy. E755.1.1
• River in heaven burns wicked and gives joy to righteous. E755.1.2
• Souls on way to heaven pass through Garden of Eden. E755.1.3
• Sixty thousand Jewish souls in heaven. E755.1.4
• Souls in hell (Hades). E755.2
• Souls leave hell on Sundays. (Cf. Q560.0.1.) E755.2.0.1
• Souls of drowned in heated kettles in hell. E755.2.1
• Souls in hell wrenched from bodies with hot pitchforks by devils. E755.2.1.1
• Souls in chains in hell. (Cf. A671.2.4.7, Q566.1.) E755.2.2
• Lost soul to serve as porter in hell for seven years. E755.2.3
• Ghosts gather wood for hell fires. E755.2.4
• Hell fires kindled according to sins of sinners. E755.2.4.1
• Icy hell. (Cf. A677, Q567f.) E755.2.5
• Dead flailed by demons. E755.2.6
• Devils torment sinners in hell. E755.2.7
• Dialogue between Christ and the souls in hell. (Cf. V211.7.2.) E755.2.8
• Souls in purgatory. E755.3
• Soul in purgatory sends letter bidding his son reward one who has prayed him from purgatory. E755.3.1
• Other destinations of souls. E755.4
• Souls of dead imprisoned in tree. E755.4.1
• Soul of dead in a temple. E755.4.2
• Contest over souls. (Cf. E754.1.) E756
• Devils and angels contest for man's soul. E756.1
• Soul won from devil in card game. E756.2
• Raven and dove fight over man's soul. E756.3
• Saint wrests soul from demons. (Cf. V229.5.) E756.4
• Soul of gambler won by saint in dice game. Dice miraculously split to make higher score for saint. E756.4.1
• Saved soul of woman assists her husband's soul in battle against demons. (Cf. E754.) E756.5
• The soul prays. E757
• Rejoicing at arrival of rich man in heaven. Event so rare as to cause rejoicing. Poor man enters unnoticed. E758
• The soul – miscellaneous. E759
• Soul strives to be heard by the living. E759.1
• Angel gives soul information concerning mortal. E759.2
• Life Index. Object or animal has mystic connection with person. Changes in one correspond to changes in the other. E760
• Life token. (Cf. E760.) Object (animal, person) has mystic connection with the life of a person, so that changes in the life-token indicate changes in the person, usually disaster or death. E761
• Blood as life token. E761.1
• Life token: water turns to blood. (Cf. F961.3.1, V211.2.3.2.) E761.1.1
• Life token: horn fills with blood. E761.1.2
• Life token: track fills with blood. E761.1.3
• Life token: earth, water, or blood in footprint. Earth: dead by disease; water: drowned; blood: killed in battle. E761.1.3.1
• Life token: blood of fish calls out. E761.1.4
• Life token: blood boils. E761.1.5
• Blood stops boiling. E761.1.5.1
• Life token: blood changes color. E761.1.6
• Life token: comb drips blood. E761.1.7
• Life token: gloves drip blood. E761.1.7.1
• Life token: scissors (razor, knife) drip blood. E761.1.7.2
• Life token: cloth becomes bloody. E761.1.8
• Life token: hero's horse stands in stable in blood up to his knees. E761.1.9
• Life token: milk becomes bloody. E761.1.10
• Life token: roof spouts of castle run with blood. E761.1.11
• Life token: meal ground in mill is the color of blood. E761.1.12
• Blood stops flowing from wound when captives escape. E761.1.13
• Life token: staff stuck in ground. E761.2
• Life token: staff stuck in ground shakes. E761.2.1
• Life token: staff stuck in ground falls. E761.2.2
• Life token: tree (flower) fades. E761.3
• Life token: bamboo stalks grow with joints upside down. E761.3.1
• Life token: bananas ripen from bottom up. E761.3.1.1
• Lifen token: fruit decays on tree. E761.3.2
• Life token: fruit falls from tree. E761.3.3
• Life token: trees prostrate themselves. E761.3.4
• Life token: object darkens or rusts. E761.4
• Life token: knife stuck in tree rusts (becomes bloody). E761.4.1
• Life token: picture burns black. E761.4.2
• Life token: mirror becomes black (misty). (Cf. D1163.) E761.4.3
• Life token: ring rusts. E761.4.4
• Life token: silver object turns dark. E761.4.5
• Life token: charm dries. E761.4.6
• Life token: sword rusts. E761.4.7
• Life token: beads cling together. E761.4.8
• Life token: milk turns dark. E761.4.9
• Life token: object breaks (bursts). E761.5
• Life token: pot breaks. (Cf. D1171.1.) E761.5.1
• Life token: zither string breaks. E761.5.2
• Life token: ring springs asunder. E761.5.3
• Life token: cup springs asunder. (Cf. D1171.6.) E761.5.4
• Life token: stone breaks. (Cf. E711.7.) E761.5.5
• Life token: stones prostrate themselves. E761.5.5.1
• Life token: sheaves prostrate themselves. E761.5.6
• Life token: troubled liquid. (Cf. D1242.) E761.6
• Life token: troubled water. E761.6.1
• Life token: milk becomes red. E761.6.2
• Life token: boiling liquid. E761.6.3
• Life token: beer foams. (Cf. D1045.) E761.6.4
• Life token: wine turns to vinegar. E761.6.5
• Life token: milk becomes agitated in pan at death of relative. (Cf. E761.6.2.) E761.6.6
• Life token – miscellaneous. E761.7
• Life token: ring presses finger. (Cf. D1076.) E761.7.1
• Life token: spring goes dry. (Cf. D927.) E761.7.2
• Life token: leaves full from tree. (Cf. D955.) E761.7.3
• Life token: light goes out. (Cf. E765.1.) E761.7.4
• Life token: dogs pulling on leash. E761.7.5
• Life token: bird sent each day to tell of hero's condition; when owl comes it will be to announce death. E761.7.6
• Life token: bird feathers sink in river at hero's death. E761.7.7
• Life token: great wind blows. E761.7.8
• Life token: flaming shield goes out. (Cf. D1101.1.) E761.7.9
• Life token: armor rattles at home when owner is killed away from home. E761.7.10
• Life token: music box plays by itself as owner awaits burial. E761.7.11
• Life token: arrow falls down. E761.7.12
• Life token: paddy productive or unproductive. E761.7.13
• Life token: rings will exchange places on girls' fingers. E761.7.14
• Life token: direction dagger points determines if ogress has been killed. E761.7.15
• Life dependent on external object or event. Person's life is mystically connected with something else and comes to an end when that thing is destroyed. E765
• Life bound up with light (flame). E765.1
• Life bound up with candle. When the candle goes out, person dies. E765.1.1
• Life bound up with burning brand (torch). E765.1.2
• Life-lights in lower world. Each light mystically connected with the life of a person. When light is extinguished, person dies. E765.1.3
• Life bound up with that of animal. Person to live as long as animal lives. E765.2
• Life bound up with object. E765.3
• Life bound up with magic object. When magic object is lost, person dies. E765.3.0.1
• Person to live as long as church stands. E765.3.1
• Life bound up with calabash. As calabash grows, so does girl. E765.3.2
• Life bound up with tree. E765.3.3
• Girl lives until her cowslip is pulled. E765.3.4
• Man's magic contains his life essence. E765.3.5
• Life bound up with external event. Death to come when certain thing happens. E765.4
• Father will die when daughter marries. (Cf. E765.4.3.) E765.4.1
• Mother will die when daughter is wooed. E765.4.2
• Father will die when daughter bears son. (Cf. E765.4.1.) E765.4.3
• Father (and mother) will die on same day as daughter. E765.4.3.1
• Person will die year he marries. E765.4.4
• Person will die when he drinks from horn. (Cf. D1793.) E765.4.5
• Snake can die only if it gives away hoarded treasure. E765.4.6
• Man dies when tortoise shell is dug up. E765.4.7
• One person's life dependent on another's. E765.5
• Object dies or stops when owner dies. E766
• Clock stops at moment of owner's death. E766.1
• Tree dies when owner dies. E766.2
• Post falls when owners lose estate. E766.3
• Affinity of person and object. E767
• Ash pole appears at doorway several times on day owner's daughter dies. (It is used for coffin rests. The pole has previously mysteriously escaped being used for other purposes.) E767.1
• Clothes of wicked person burn when owner dies. E767.2
• Vital objects. Objects that have life in them. (Cf. D1620, D1640.) E770
• Ring with life in it. E771
• Sickle with life in it. E772
• Vital bodily members. They possess life independent of the rest of the body. (Cf. F1096.) E780
• Vital body: kills attacking enemies. E780.1
• Animal bodily members transferred to person or other animal retains animal powers and habits. (Cf. E781, E782.) E780.2
• Eyes successfully replaced. E781
• Substituted eyes. Lost eyes are replaced by those of another person or animal. (Cf. F512.1.4.) E781.1
• Prince regains his eyesight after theft of eyes from water maidens. E781.1.1
• Eyes bought back and replaced. E781.2
• Eyes borrowed by animal. Later returned. E781.3
• Limbs successfully replaced. E782
• Substituted limbs. Man borrows various limbs and successfully uses them. E782.0.1
• Hands restored. E782.1
• Substituted hand. Man exchanges his hand for that of another. E782.1.1
• Substituted ribs (chariot ribs). E782.2
• Arms restored. E782.3