The dead

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• Ghost kisses living person. E471
• Revenant sleeps in same bed with living but without contact. E472
• Cohabitation of living person and ghost. This usually involves sexual relations. (Cf. E321.2, E322.6, E339, E378.) E474
• Offspring of living and dead person. (Cf. E322.1, T540.) E474.1
• Body in coffin moves so as to make room for his recently deceased friend. E477
• Abode of the dead. E480
• Abode of animal souls. (Cf. E730.1.) E480.1
• Three worlds of dead. E480.2
• Men must enter spirit world armed. E480.3
• Land of the dead. E481
• Spain as land of the dead. (Cf. F130.2.) E481.0.1
• Quarrel of dead and living causes removal of dead to own land. E481.0.2
• Land of dead in lower world. E481.1
• Old woman ruler of dead in lower world. (Cf. A481.9.) E481.1.1
• Houses in lower world of dead. (Cf. F163, F220.) E481.1.2
• Land of dead across water. E481.2
• Island of the dead. E481.2.0.1
• Bridge to land of dead. E481.2.1
• Frightening thing at bridge to land of dead. E481.2.1.1
• Unstable bridge to land of dead. E481.2.1.2
• Boat to land of dead. E481.2.2
• Abode of dead in mountain. E481.3
• Abode of the dead in hills, barrows. E481.3.1
• Abode of the dead in stones. E481.3.2
• Beautiful land of dead. (Rosengarten). E481.4
• Avalon. (Cf. F323.) Happy otherworld where dead are healed. E481.4.1
• Ghost lives midway between heaven and earth. E481.5
• Land of dead in one of the cardinal directions. E481.6
• Land of dead in north. E481.6.1
• Land of dead in west. (Cf. A692.1.) E481.6.2
• Land of dead in east. E481.6.3
• Icy inferno. (Cf. E481.6.1.) E481.7
• Land of dead in sky. E481.8
• Account book of men summoned to death kept in heaven. E481.8.1
• Moon as land of dead. E481.8.2
• Venus as land of dead. E481.8.3
• Dead in house of cloud. E481.8.4
• King of world of dead. (Cf. E481.1.1.) E481.9
• Land of shades. Everything is done by unseen people. E482
• Land of skulls. E485
• Land of skeletons. E485.1
• Glowing beds of dead. Youth in land of dead puts staff into one of the beds. The iron glows and the wood burns. E487
• Abode of the dead – miscellaneous. E489
• Dead awaken after three days to new life and great wisdom. E489.1
• Life in land of dead contrary to ours. People grow younger and smaller till they become nothing and are reborn. E489.2
• Forgetting Charon's fee. Philosopher forgets to put coin in mouth before death (Charon's fee). Charon: "Don't you know the custom?" Answer: "Yes, but I couldn't put off dying for a quarter!" E489.3
• Man's spirit in land of dead prophesies his own future death. E489.4
• Dancing in afterworld. E489.5
• Culture hero gambles with ruler of the afterworld: result, death or increase in game. E489.6
• Judas Iscariot appears in midst of sea on rock washed alternately by fiery and icy waves. (Cf. Q560.2.3.) E489.7
• Why living cannot go to land of the dead. E489.8
• In land of dead the dead walk on grass without bending it and on mud without sinking. (Cf. F973.2.) E489.9
• Land of dead "in Abraham's bosom". E489.10
• Inhabitants of land of dead have great thirst. E489.11
• Meetings of the dead. E490
• Procession of the dead. E491
• Mass (church service) of the dead. Held at midnight. E492
• Dead men dance. E493
• Ball game in lower world. (Cf. E577.1.) E494
• Wedding of the dead. E495
• Ghostly marriage party. E495.1
• Marriage (ceremony) to a ghost. E495.2
• Ghosts gathered on a bridge. E496
• Fighting warriors show the way of their past life and of their death. E497
• Meetings of the dead – miscellaneous. E499
• Gay banquet of the dead. (Cf. E541.) E499.1
• Orchestra of ghosts. E499.2
• Pot so heavy with ghosts that girl cannot lift it. (Cf. D1317.10.) E499.3
• Dead in lower world complain about odor of human visitor. E499.4
• Phantom hosts. E500
• The Wild Hunt. (Cf. F282.) (Die Wilde Jagd, Das Wütende Heer, Odinsjæger, Chasse Fantastique.) A ghostly hunter and his rout continue the chase. E501
• Leader of the Wild Hunt. E501.1
• King as wild huntsman. (Cf. E501.1.7.) E501.1.1
• Nobleman as wild huntsman. E501.1.2
• Rich man as wild huntsman. E501.1.3
• Forester as wild huntsman. E501.1.4
• Freemason as wild huntsman. E501.1.5
• Saint as leader of wild hunt. E501.1.6
• Historic or romantic hero as leader of wild hunt. E501.1.7
• King Herla as wild huntsman. E501.1.7.1
• Theodoric as wild huntsman. E501.1.7.2
• Wild Edric as leader of Wild Hunt. E501.1.7.3
• Woman as leader of wild hunt. Favorites are Herodias, Diana, Frau Holle. E501.1.8
• Herodias as leader of wild hunt. E501.1.8.1
• Artemis as leader of wild hunt. E501.1.8.2
• Hecate as leader of wild hunt. E501.1.8.3
• Participants in wild hunt. E501.2
• Knights in wild hunt. E501.2.1
• Ladies in wild hunt. E501.2.2
• Witches in wild hunt. (Cf. G200.) E501.2.3
• Courtisans in wild hunt. (Cf. E501.5.1.2.) E501.2.4
• Churchmen in wild hunt. E501.2.5
• Soldiers in wild hunt. E501.2.6
• Unbaptized children in wild hunt. E501.2.7
• Wild huntsmen wander because of sin. E501.3
• Wild huntsman wanders because of cruelty. E501.3.1
• Wild huntsman wanders because of suicide. E501.3.2
• Wild huntsman wanders because of parricide. E501.3.3
• Wild huntsman wanders because of unshriven death. E501.3.4
• Wild huntsman wanders for failure to keep fast day. E501.3.5
• Wild huntsman wanders for hunting on Sunday. E501.3.6
• Wild huntsman wanders because he wished to continue hunt after death. E501.3.7
• Wild huntsman wanders for disturbing church service. E501.3.8
• Wild huntsmen cannot die until evil in world has been made right and things return as they had been. E501.3.9
• Wild huntswoman wanders because of murder of daughter. E501.3.10
• Animals follow wild huntsman. E501.4
• Animals in wild hunt reincarnation of murdered person. E501.4.0.1
• Dogs in wild hunt. E501.4.1
• Dogs with fiery tongues in wild hunt. E501.4.1.2
• Dogs with fiery eyes in wild hunt. E501.4.1.3
• Dogs with eyes hanging out over mouth in wild hunt. E501.4.1.4
• Black dogs in wild hunt. E501.4.1.5
• Three-legged dogs in wild hunt. E501.4.1.6
• Winged dogs in wild hunt. E501.4.1.7
• Dogs in single file in wild hunt. E501.4.1.8
• Dogs on leash in wild hunt. E501.4.1.9
• Enormous pack of dogs in wild hunt. Overcome people by their mass. E501.4.1.1
• Baying dogs in wild hunt. E501.4.1.10
• Wild huntsman's horse. E501.4.2
• White horse in wild hunt. E501.4.2.1
• Black horse in wild hunt. E501.4.2.2
• Brown horse in wild hunt. E501.4.2.3
• Horse in wild hunt breathes fire. E501.4.2.4
• Horse with fiery eyes in wild hunt. E501.4.2.5
• Two-legged horse in wild hunt. E501.4.2.6
• Headless horse in wild hunt. E501.4.2.7
• Boar (sow) in wild hunt. E501.4.3
• One-eyed sow in wild hunt. E501.4.3.1
• Blind wild boar in wild hunt. E501.4.3.2
• Two ravens follow wild huntsman. E501.4.4
• Owl (ghost of nun) in wild hunt. E501.4.5
• Object of wild hunt's pursuit. E501.5
• Wild hunter pursues a woman. E501.5.1
• Naked woman pursued and cut in two by rider. E501.5.1.1
• Prostitutes pursued in wild hunt. (Cf. E501.2.4.) E501.5.1.2
• Witches pursued in wild hunt. E501.5.1.3
• Fairies pursued in wild hunt. E501.5.2
• Wood-spirits pursued in wild hunt. E501.5.3
• Unbaptized children pursued in wild hunt. E501.5.4
• Animals pursued in wild hunt. E501.5.5
• Hare pursued in wild hunt. E501.5.5.1
• Deer pursued in wild hunt. E501.5.5.2
• Ghostly warner of wild hunt's approach. E501.6
• Personal appearance of wild huntsmen. E501.7
• Wild huntsmen headless. E501.7.1
• Wild huntsmen with deer-heads. E501.7.2
• Wild huntsmen with heads on backward. E501.7.3
• Wild huntsmen carrying skull under arms. E501.7.4
• Wild huntsmen with entrails stringing from open bodies. E501.7.5
• Wild huntsmen luminous. E501.7.6
• Wild huntsmen exhale fire. E501.7.6.1
• Wild huntsmen have fiery eyes. E501.7.6.2
• Wild huntsmen leave fiery tracks. E501.7.6.3
• Wild huntsmen surrounded by fire. E501.7.6.4
• Wild huntsmen with long hair. E501.7.7
• Clothing of wild huntsmen. E501.8
• Wild huntsmen dressed in black. E501.8.1
• Wild huntsmen dressed in red. E501.8.2
• Wild huntsmen dressed in white. E501.8.3
• Wild huntsmen dressed in ancient costume. E501.8.4
• Wild huntsmen belted and tied up. E501.8.5
• Wild huntsman with black fur cap and white staff. E501.8.6
• Wild huntsmen invisible. E501.9
• Objects as part of wild hunt. E501.10
• Empty shoe follows wild hunt. E501.10.1
• Worn-out broom at head of wild hunt. E501.10.2
• Wagon accompanies wild hunt. E501.10.3
• Time of appearance of wild hunt. E501.11
• Wild hunt appears at night. E501.11.1
• Wild hunt appears at midnight. E501.11.1.1
• Wild hunt abroad until cockcrow. E501.11.1.2
• Wild hunt appears on St. John's Night. E501.11.1.3
• Wild hunt appears on stormy nights. E501.11.1.4
• Wild hunt appears at certain seasons. E501.11.2
• Wild hunt appears in winter. E501.11.2.1
• Wild hunt appears between Christmas and Twelfth Night. E501.11.2.2
• Wild hunt appears on feast-days. E501.11.2.3
• Wild hunt appears periodically. E501.11.3
• Wild hunt appears every seven years. E501.11.3.1
• Wild hunt appears yearly at same moment. E501.11.3.2
• Place of appearance of wild hunt. E501.12
• Wild hunt appears in woods. E501.12.1
• Wild hunt appears in churchyard. E501.12.2
• Wild hunt appears at crossroads. E501.12.3
• Wild hunt appears by body of water. E501.12.4
• Wild hunt appears by hill or mountain. E501.12.5
• Wild hunt appears in a field. E501.12.6
• Wild hunt appears in old battlefield. E501.12.6.1
• Wild hunt appears at desert spot. E501.12.7
• Wild hunt appears at castle. E501.12.8
• Wild hunt appears over city. E501.12.9
• Wild hunt appears at old mill. E501.12.10
• Phenomena at appearance of wild hunt. E501.13
• Wild hunt heralded by noise. E501.13.1
• Wild hunt heralded by detonation. E501.13.1.1
• Wild hunt heralded by rattle of chains. E501.13.1.2
• Wild hunt heralded by clash of swords. E501.13.1.3
• Wild hunt heralded by ringing of bells. E501.13.1.4
• Wild hunt heralded by music. E501.13.2
• Wild hunt heralded by noise of horses. E501.13.3