Marvels

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• Fairies otherwise defeated. F389
• Fairies driven off with fire. F389.1
• Abduction of Christianized fairy woman by fairies prevented by saint. F389.2
• Fairy wounded by mortal. F389.3
• Fairy killed by mortal. F389.4
• Fairy defeated by druid's magic. F389.5
• Fairies – miscellaneous motifs. F390
• Fairies borrow from mortals. F391
• Animals borrowed by fairies. F391.1
• Ox lent fairies must not be worked after sunset. F391.1.1
• Fairies borrow food from mortals. F391.2
• Fairies borrow tools to make coffin. F391.3
• Fairy transforms self to fly, allows self to be swallowed by woman and reborn as fairy. F392
• Fairy visits among mortals. F393
• Fairy dissatisfied with fairyland leaves to live among mortals. F393.0.1
• Fairy minstrel lives among mortals to learn of their heroic deeds. (Cf. F262.3.) F393.1
• Fairy appears to mortal each Hallowe'en. F393.2
• Impoverished fairy seeks fortune among mortals. F393.3
• Otherworld woman appears to mortal in sleep. F393.4
• Mortals help fairies. F394
• Mortal advises fairy. F394.1
• Druid directs fairies. F394.1.1
• Mortals aid fairies in war. F394.2
• Fairy has power to prevent mortal's approach. F395
• Mortals place selves under protection of fairies. F396
• Fairy woman exhibits her figure to warriors. Is most beautiful of women. F397
• Hair burned to summon fairies. F398
• Other fairy motifs. F399
• Fairies bear dead warrior to fairyland. F399.1
• Fairies protect selves by means of smoke. F399.2
• Fairies hate clerics. F399.3
• Playful or troublesome fairies. F399.4
• Fairies sport with mortal. F399.4.1
• Spirits and demons (general). F400
• Geniti (geilti) glinne, bánánaig, bocánaig, and other supernatural beings associated with confusion or strife. F400.1
• Appearance of spirits. F401
• Spirits dressed in antique clothes. F401.1
• Luminous spirits. F401.2
• Spirit in animal form. F401.3
• Demons on animal feet. F401.3.0.1
• Spirit in form of horse. Demon horse. F401.3.1
• Ox demon. F401.3.2
• Spirit as black dog. F401.3.3
• Waumpaus: monster with huge dog tracks. F401.3.3.1
• Spirit as fly going into bottle. F401.3.4
• Demon in form of wasp. F401.3.4.1
• Spirit in ant form. F401.3.4.2
• Spirits with goose (chicken) feet. F401.3.5
• Demon in form of hare. F401.3.6
• Spirit in form of a bird. F401.3.7
• Demon in form of crow. F401.3.7.1
• Demons in form of black birds. F401.3.7.2
• Spirits in form of snake. F401.3.8
• Spirits without heads (or with heads under arms). F401.4
• Spirit has half head. F401.4.1
• Spirits appear horrible. F401.5
• Spirit in form of horrible head. F401.5.1
• Spirit in human form. F401.6
• Fire-breathing spirit. F401.7
• Gigantic spirit. F401.8
• Spirit with feet turned wrong way. (Cf. F451.2.2.1.) F401.9
• Evil spirits. Demons. See whole chapter "G" for witches and ogres. F402
• Deeds of evil spirits. F402.1
• Spirit leads person astray. F402.1.1
• Spirit blocks person's road. F402.1.2
• Spirits tangle up peasant's cows. F402.1.3
• Demons assume human forms in order to deceive. F402.1.4
• Demon takes on form of God to deceive faithful. F402.1.4.1
• Demon causes disease. F402.1.5
• Demons seek to carry off king's soul. F402.1.5.1
• Spirit causes weakness. F402.1.6
• Demon of gluttony devours man's food in his throat. F402.1.7
• Spirits put corpse into river. F402.1.8
• Spirit delivers false message. F402.1.9
• Spirit pursues person. F402.1.10
• Spirit causes death. F402.1.11
• Spirit (devil) sent by druids cause death of Christian king. F402.1.11.1
• Evil spirit kills and eats person. F402.1.11.2
• Evil spirit harpoons sleepers. F402.1.11.3
• Evil spirit's kiss fatal. F402.1.11.4
• Spirit fights against person. F402.1.12
• Ship held back by otherworld women. F402.1.13
• Spirit and horses. F402.1.14
• Demon suitors of girl. F402.1.15
• Demon seduces princess as she bathes at seashore. F402.1.15.1
• Government of demons. F402.2
• King of demons (Asmodeus). F402.2.1
• Queen of demons. F402.2.2
• Child of demon king marries mortal. F402.2.3
• City of demons. F402.3
• Demons eat ravenously. F402.4
• Creation of demons. F402.5
• Demon formed from charmed apples. F402.5.1
• Dwelling of demons. F402.6
• Demon lives in tree. F402.6.1
• Demon lives at root of tree. F402.6.1.1
• Demons live in waste mound. F402.6.2
• Demons live in well. F402.6.3
• Demons live in white cliff with hole in it. (Cf. F460) F402.6.4
• Spirits live in caves. F402.6.4.1
• Family of demons. F402.7
• Good spirits. F403
• Spirits give money to mortal. F403.1
• Spirits help mortal. Familiar spirits. F403.2
• Acquisition of familiar spirit. F403.2.1
• Familiar spirit acquired by carrying egg under left arm-pit. F403.2.1.1
• Form of familiar spirit. F403.2.2
• Familiar spirit in animal form. F403.2.2.1
• Angels as familiar spirits. Act as servants about the house of saints and serve them otherwise. F403.2.2.2
• Familiar spirit equivalent to man's soul. F403.2.2.3
• Spirit in bottle (bag) as helper. F403.2.2.4
• Demon as familiar spirit. F403.2.2.5
• Spirit as small black man. F403.2.2.6
• Deeds of familiar spirits. F403.2.3
• Spirit in hornet form guards a treasure. F403.2.3.1
• Spirit gives warning. F403.2.3.2
• Spirits teach boy how to sing. F403.2.3.3
• Familiar spirit brings news with magic speed. F403.2.3.4
• Familiar spirit reveals infidelity of man's wife. F403.2.3.5
• Spirit gives counsel. F403.2.3.6
• Army of spirits and ghosts. F403.2.3.7
• Means of summoning spirits. F404
• Spirit must speak as soon as addressed. F404.1
• Conjuring spirits. F404.2
• Means of combating spirits. F405
• Priest bans spirit with sword. (Cf. D1081.) F405.1
• Spirits driven off by knife-thrusts and pistol shots. F405.2
• Spirits deceived by drum-beats and hoodwinkings. F405.3
• Spirit (demon) baffled by scolding and getting last word. F405.4
• Cat, dog, and mouse ward off evil spirit. Man takes these animals along with him as protection. F405.5
• Dogs protect house from spirits. F405.5.1
• Grain scattered as a means of dispersing spirits. F405.6
• Spirit leaves when report is made of the death of one of his kind. F405.7
• "Tell to mill-mouse that the field-mouse is dead." F405.7.1
• Spirits leave when report is made of fire at their home. Denied readmittance. F405.8
• Spirit overcome by driving stake through body it inhabits. F405.9
• Demons flee stone (when saint steps upon it). F405.10
• House spirit leaves when gift of clothing is left for it. (Cf. F348.11.) F405.11
• Demons flee from fire. F405.12
• Man captures spirit by hiding his stick and leg-wrappers of copper. When spirit gets them back by trickery he disappears. F405.13
• Evil spirit laid after it is tormented by exorciser. F405.14
• Spirits propitiated. F406
• Doors left open to let night creatures pass to and fro. F406.1
• Food left out for spirits at night. F406.2
• Spirits allow people with faces to ground to pass. F406.3
• Demon of gluttony coaxed from man's throat with bits of food. F406.4
• Departure of spirits. F407
• Spirit vanishes in smoke. F407.1
• Spirits ascend to heaven by building fire. F407.1.1
• Spirit fades into air. F407.2
• Habitation of spirit. F408
• Demon occupies (speaks from) lance (sword). F408.1
• Spirit in heart of man (fairy). F408.2
• How spirits travel. F411
• Spirit travels with extraordinary speed. F411.0.1
• Demon travels in whirlwind. F411.1
• Spirit floats in air. (Cf. F418.) F411.2
• Demon ship sails against the wind. F411.3
• Visibility of spirits. F412
• Invisible spirit speaks. F412.1
• Spirits visible to only one person. F412.1.1
• Spirit made visible by standing on another's foot. F412.2
• Origin of spirits. F413
• Spirit carries people. F414
• Lover transported to girl's apartments in fortress by spirit. F414.1
• Spirit transports miser to treasure-wood. F414.2
• Demon occupies oracular artificial head and gives responses to questions. F415
• Spirits set fire to mill. Meet on Christmas (Easter) night. Cease to meet after mortal spies upon them. F416
• Spirits keep mill from working. F416.1
• Spirits receive their share of everything made at certain specified times. F417
• Spirits borrow from mortals at weddings, return goods later. F417.1
• Spirits (demons) hover in air shrieking over battle. (Cf. F411.2.) F418
• Spirits answer war cry. F418.1
• Spirits and demons – miscellaneous. F419
• Demons hold horse-race. F419.1
• Thieving spirit. F419.2
• Special spirit for each species of animal to act as its protector. F419.3
• Water-spirits. [Note: For help in the preparation of this item I am indebted to Miss Josephine Martin of Chicago.] F420
• Form and appearance of water-spirits. See F420.5.2.7. F420.1
• Water-spirit as man. F420.1.1
• Water-spirit appears as handsome man. F420.1.1.1
• Water-spirit appears as black man. F420.1.1.2
• Water-spirit as small gray man. Has green eyes and gray hair. F420.1.1.3
• Water-spirit as man clothed in white and accompanied by a dozen attendants. F420.1.1.4
• Water-spirits have one eye. F420.1.1.5
• Water-spirit as woman (water-nymph, water-nix). (Cf. F423.1.) F420.1.2
• Water-maidens are of unusual beauty. F420.1.2.1
• Water-maidens mute. F420.1.2.2
• Water-spirits in animal form. F420.1.3
• Water-spirit as toad. F420.1.3.1
• Water-spirit as fish. F420.1.3.2
• Water-spirit as one-eyed fish. (Cf. F420.1.1.5.) F420.1.3.2.1
• Water-spirit as horse. F420.1.3.3
• Water-spirit as bull. F420.1.3.4
• Water-spirit as stork. F420.1.3.5
• Water-spirit as cat. F420.1.3.6
• Water-spirit as goat. F420.1.3.7
• Water-spirit as mouse. F420.1.3.8
• Water-spirit as snake. F420.1.3.9
• Water-spirit as frog. F420.1.3.10