The dead

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• Resuscitation: ghosts deceived so that they cannot find way back to grave. E141
• Resuscitation by polishing sword that contains dead man's life. E142
• Means of resuscitation – miscellaneous. E149
• Human bone, found in demon's stomach wrapped in silk with bow and arrow, becomes a boy. E149.1
• Resuscitation of decapitated princess by hero by imitating ogre's actions of night before: passing sword three times up and down her throat. E149.2
• Resuscitation from touch of a child at his first walking. E149.3
• Circumstances of resuscitation. E150
• Repeated resuscitation. A person dies and is resuscitated repeatedly. E151
• Body still warm restored to life. E152
• Periodic resuscitation. (Cf. D620.) Return to life at regular intervals. E155
• Slain warriors revive nightly. Continue fighting the next day. E155.1
• Constant replacement of fighters. In contest between gods and demons, latter are constantly slain and replaced. E155.1.1
• Soldiers of magic army constantly revived. E155.1.2
• Annual resuscitation of a god. (Cf. A192.1.) E155.2
• Nightly resuscitation of man with external soul. When enemy takes off necklace containing the soul he revives, but dies again when it is put on. E155.3
• Person dead during day, revived at night. E155.4
• Woman alive by day, dead by night. E155.4.1
• Slain pigs revive nightly. E155.5
• Calf, slain at night, alive next day through power of saint. E155.5.1
• King eaten every morning: revived daily. E155.6
• Gradual resuscitation – one organ at a time. E156
• Killed game revives and flies away. E161
• Resuscitation impossible after certain length of time. E162
• Resuscitation after great length of time. (Cf. D1857.) E162.0.1
• Resuscitation even possible after three days. E162.1
• Dead man tries in vain to come back to life. (Cf. E1.) E162.2
• Man kept alive by consecrated sword. (Cf. D1081, E765.3.0.1.) E163
• [First Edition: E164. Dead body caused to speak by setting door ajar.] E164[1st ed.]
• Resuscitation of wife by husband giving up half his remaining life. (Sometimes vice versa). E165
• One man prays either to keep friend from death or for both to die. Both allowed to live. E165.1
• Husband resuscitated after wife's nose is cut off and thrown over grave. E165.2
• Return from dead granted for definite time. E166
• Man given ability to return to life if killed. E167
• Cooked animal comes to life. (Cf. E155.5.) E168
• Roasted cock comes to life and crows. E168.1
• Flayed animal resuscitated. E171
• Bones wrapped in sheepskin inscribed with holy name revive. E174
• Ashes of burnt hero revive. E174.1
• Death thought sleep. Resuscitated person thinks he has been sleeping. He exclaims, "How long I have been asleep!" E175
• Resuscitation in order to baptize. E176
• Resuscitated man relates visions of beyond. (Cf. E480, V511.) E177
• Resurrection at Judgment Day. E178
• Means of resuscitation learned. E181
• Husband advised how to resuscitate his wife: lift her up and turn her around so her head rests upon the brick which had been under her feet. E181.1
• Man advised how to resuscitate his mother: break waternuts on her head: she would revive and live one year for each nut broken. E181.1.1
• Student revives whole family following instructions given by demon. E181.2
• Dead body incorruptible. Beard and fingernails continue to grow. E182
• Resuscitation when murder is discovered. E185
• Resuscitation after murderer is buried in the earth, wood laid over him, and a lighted lamp on its top. E185.1
• Failure at resuscitation. E186
• Attempted resuscitation fails because of overanxiety. E186.1
• Malevolent return from the dead. E200
• Dead lover's malevolent return. E210
• Dead sweetheart haunts faithless lover. E211
• Dead sweetheart in the form of a white rabbit follows seducer. E211.1
• Dead sweetheart appears to seducer every evening, even after he has married another woman. E211.2
• Dead lover sets tasks. If girl does not perform them (or answer his questions) he will carry her off. E212
• Dead lover haunts faithless sweetheart. E214
• Dead lover returns to dance with fickle sweetheart at her wedding. E214.1
• The Dead Rider (Lenore). Dead lover returns and takes sweetheart with him on horseback. She is sometimes saved at the grave by the crowing of the cock, though the experience is usually fatal. E215
• Fatal kiss from dead. E217
• Spells to recall dead lover. Boiling dead man's head, bones, or carcass in a pot, or burning a piece of lover's clothing or cat in a hot oven. E218
• Dead relative's malevolent return. E220
• Dead spouse's malevolent return. Usually to protest with survivor because of evil ways. E221
• Dead wife haunts husband on second marriage. E221.1
• Dead wife returns to reprove husband's second wife. E221.2
• Dead wife returns to reprove husband's second wife for abusing her step-children. E221.2.1
• Dead husband returns to reprove wife's second husband (lover). E221.3
• Dead husband returns to protest wife's spending his money. E221.4
• Dead wife torments husband who has let her die of neglect. E221.5
• Dead mother's malevolent return. E222
• Mother haunts daughter. E222.0.1
• Mother's ghost tries to tear daughter to pieces. E222.1
• Dead mother haunts daughter who marries against mother's will. E222.2
• Dead mother returns to invoke curse on murderer-son. E222.3
• Ghost of murdered child. E225
• Ghost of abortion. E225.1
• Dead brother's return. E226
• Dead brother reproves sister's pride. E226.1
• The dead daughter reproaches her mother for putting her dowery into coffin. E228
• Dead relative's malevolent return – miscellaneous. E229
• "If I were not your next of kin." Ghost tells man that otherwise he would tear him into pieces. E229.1
• Return from dead to inflict punishment. E230
• Return from dead to reveal murder. E231
• Ghost tells name of murderer. E231.1
• Ghost skeleton points lance at murderer. E231.2
• Ghost light hovers over hiding place of body of murdered person. E231.3
• Noise of chains leads to buried ghost. (Cf. E402.1.4.) E231.4
• Ghost returns to murderer, causes him to confess. E231.5
• Return from the dead to slay wicked person. E232
• Return from dead to slay own murderer. E232.1
• Ghost returns to slay man who has injured it while living. E232.2
• Ghost kills man who interferes with ghostly activity. E232.3
• Ghost returns to slay enemies. E232.4
• Ghost punishes injury received in life. E234
• Ghost returns to demand vengeance. (Cf. E232.2.) E234.0.1
• Ghost slaps face of son who cheated him out of property. A cancer grows on son's face. E234.1
• Ghost stampedes stolen cattle being driven past his ranch. E234.2
• Return from dead to avenge death (murder). E234.3
• Ghost an unjustly executed man. Real murderer found. E234.4
• Return from dead to punish indignities to corpse, or ghost. E235
• Ghost punishes person who mocks him. E235.1
• Ghost returns to demand proper burial. E235.2
• Dead man speaks demanding proper funeral rites. E235.2.1
• Ghost returns because corpse was not properly burned. E235.2.2
• Return from dead as punishment for trying to raise ghost. (Cf. E384ff., F491.7.) Ghost accuses man of stealing a trifle and thus has revenge. E235.3
• Return from dead to punish theft of part of corpse. (Cf. E419.7.) E235.4
• Return from dead to punish theft of golden arm from grave. E235.4.1
• Return from dead to punish theft of leg from grave. E235.4.2
• Return from dead to punish theft of bone from grave. E235.4.3
• Return from dead to punish theft of liver from man on gallows. E235.4.4
• Return from dead to punish theft of skull. E235.4.5
• Return from dead to punish theft of teeth. E235.4.6
• Return from dead to punish kicking of skull. (Cf. C13.) E235.5
• Return from dead to punish disturber of grave. E235.6
• Return from the dead to capture thief. E235.7
• Corpse of saint sits up and looks at people who open grave and come to claim his body. E235.8
• Return from dead to demand stolen property. E236
• Return from dead to demand clothing stolen from grave. E236.1
• Return from dead to demand ring stolen from corpse. E236.1.1
• Return from dead to demand stolen children. E236.2
• Return from the dead to warn thief that he will be punished. E236.3
• Return from the dead because last will was not fulfilled. E236.4
• Ghost appears at time of death, foils lawyer who is counterfeiting a will for the newly-deceased. E236.4.1
• Ghost appears to remind his brother of the terms of his will. E236.4.2
• Return from dead to demand money stolen from corpse. E236.5
• Ghost drives away his relatives who are trying to get estate from his wife. E236.6
• Ghostly noises disturb village until stolen church plate is returned. (Cf. E402.) E236.7
• Ghost seeks repayment of stolen money. E236.8
• Dinner with the dead. Dead man is invited to dinner. Takes his host to other world. E238
• Dance with the dead. Girl invites dead to come from grave and dance with her. Difficult escape. E238.1
• Ghosts punish intruders into ghost town. E241
• Ghosts punish intruders into mass (procession) of ghosts. E242
• Ghosts attack bishop who has suspended priest for singing for all Christian souls. E243
• Ghosts punish failure to provide for their wants. Haunt man because he does not leave food and drink for them. E245
• Ghosts punish failure to sacrifice to them. E246
• Ghost kills man who had had ghost exorcised for too short a time. E247
• Bloodthirsty revenants. E250
• Vampire. Corpse which comes from grave at night and sucks blood. (Cf. B16.7.1, E268.) E251
• Vampire's power overcome. E251.1
• Vampire's power overcome by endurance and prayer. Hero continues to pray without looking or speaking while vampire punishes him. E251.1.1
• Hand of vampire severed by cutting off hand of drawn figure. E251.1.2
• Vampire brought to life. E251.2
• Vampire brought to life through endurance of punishment by her victim. E251.2.1
• Prince plucks from grave of vampire a flower which later becomes a girl. E251.2.2
• Vampire brought to life by being fed human food and drink. E251.2.3
• Deeds of vampires. E251.3
• Vampires eat corpses. E251.3.1
• Ghosts roast girl daily in oven and devour her flesh. E251.3.1.1
• Vampire milks cows dry. E251.3.2
• Vampire sucks blood. E251.3.3
• Ghost sucks people's breath. E251.3.4
• Form of Vampire. E251.4
• Vampire with elephant face. E251.4.1
• Vampire with ass's ears. E251.4.2
• Vampire with eyes of owls. E251.4.3
• God with form and characteristics of vampire. E251.4.4
• Vampire plant. E251.5
• Ghost tries to kill person for food. E253
• Ghosts flay corpse. E255
• Ghosts eat corpse. E256
• Ghosts seek firewood to roast man. E257
• Bloodthirsty revenants – miscellaneous. E259
• Corpse bites off woman's nose. E259.1
• Ghosts may eat only female animals. E259.2
• Other malevolent revenants. E260
• Wandering ghost makes attack. Unprovoked and usually unmotivated. E261
• Wandering skull pursues man. E261.1
• Ghost's flying head attacks slayer. E261.1.1
• Speaking skull tells about previous life, reveals future events, etc. E261.1.2
• Hero attacked by revenant with half a head, carrying man with half a body. (Cf. E461, E422.1.1, F511.0.5.) E261.1.3
• Dead arises when shroud bursts and pursues attendant. E261.2
• Coffin bursts; dead arises and pursues attendant. E261.2.1
• Man attacked on Christmas night by dancing ghosts. E261.3
• Ghost pursues man. E261.4
• Ghost of witch in her coffin chases man. E261.4.1
• Ghost beats living man with whip. E261.5
• Ghost rides on man's back. E262
• Adulteress returns from dead as devastating dragon. E263
• Ghost drives priest into oven. E264
• Meeting ghost causes misfortune. E265
• Meeting ghost causes sickness. (Cf. D2064.) E265.1
• Blow received from a spirit at night; that side paralyzed. E265.1.1
• Ghost of father slaps son's face; a cancer grows there. E265.1.2
• Ghost strikes man in face, making his mouth crooked. E265.1.3
• Meeting ghost causes person to go mad. (Cf. D2065.) E265.2
• Meeting ghost causes death. (Cf. E574.) E265.3
• Dead carry off living. E266
• Ghost of suicide drags people into stream. E266.1
• Ghost claims a life every seven years by drowning person in river. E266.1.1
• Ghost leads people to commit suicide. E266.2
• Dead tears living to pieces. E267
• Ghost (revenant) kills by spewing water from his mouth on Hallowe'en. (Cf. F211.1.1.1.) E268
• Sea-ghosts. Ghosts which haunt the sea. E271
• Ghost brings disaster on sailors. E271.1
• Sea-ghost predicting death. E271.2
• Road-ghosts. (Cf. E332ff., E582.) Ghosts which haunt roads. E272
• Ghost rides in cart. Horse can scarcely pull cart, later dies or goes mad. (Cf. D1654.9, E332, E411.0.3.) E272.1
• Ghost rides behind rider on horse. (Cf. E215.) E272.2
• Ghost frightens people off bridge into stream. E272.3