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• Witches powerless at crossroads. G273.5
• Witch burned by furrows drawn round her home. G273.5.1
• Witch rendered powerless by drawing blood from her. G273.6
• Objects driven into tracks of witch immobilize her. G273.7
• Straw driven into witch's track immobilizes her. G273.7.1
• Steel driven into witch's track immobilizes her. G273.7.2
• Witch snared. G274
• Witch snared by setting out milk. Witches attracted by milk. G274.1
• Witch defeated. G275
• Witch carried off by devil. G275.1
• Witch carried off by devil's crew. G275.1.1
• Witch overcome by helpful dogs of hero. G275.2
• Witch burned. G275.3
• Witch can be destroyed only by burning her to death. G275.3.0.1
• Witch burned by burning bewitched animal. G275.3.1
• Witch's heart (lungs, stomach) impossible to burn. G275.3.2
• Seven-headed witch defeated by throwing egg at each head. G275.4
• Witch killed, as egg with her soul is crushed against her forehead. G275.4.1
• Witch forced to divulge her secret powers. G275.5
• Witch bribed to divulge her secret powers. G275.5.1
• Witch surrendered by sons. G275.6
• Witch bound and beaten. G275.7
• Witch beheaded. G275.7.1
• Hero kills witch. G275.8
• Witch killed by placing salt or pepper inside skin while it is laid aside. (Cf. G229.1.1.) G275.8.1
• Witch overcome by help of fairy. (Cf. N815.) G275.8.2
• Fighting and wrestling with witch. G275.9
• Witch as participater in battle. G275.10
• Witches punished in hell. G275.11
• Witch in the form of an animal is injured or killed as a result of the injury to the animal. (Cf. G252, G275.14.) G275.12
• Rough treatment of object causes injury or death to witch. G275.13
• Witch out of body while traveling at night is injured; witch's body is injured at home. (Cf. G275.12.) G275.14
• Witch overcome by threats. G275.15
• Witch overcome by threatening with sword. G275.15.1
• Escape from witch. G276
• Hen put in witch's hair to scratch while maid escapes. G276.1
• Testing of witches. G277
• Death of witch. G278
• Marvelous manifestations at death of witch. G278.1
• Witch overcome or escaped – miscellaneous. G279
• Overpowered witch-maid commits suicide. G279.1
• Theft from witch. G279.2
• Gold stolen from witch. G279.2.1
• Witches – miscellaneous motifs. G280
• Consecrated wafer kept in mouth in order to be a witch. G281
• Witch gives away consecrated wafer after service. (Cf. H1292.4.1.) G281.1
• Witches punish lazy spinning women. G282
• Witches have control over weather. G283
• Witch raises winds. G283.1
• Methods witch uses to raise wind. (Cf. D2142.0.1.2, D2142.1.5.) G283.1.1
• Reason why witch raises wind. G283.1.2
• Witch raises contrary wind to keep ship in port. G283.1.2.1
• Witch raises wind to aid becalmed boat. G283.1.2.2
• Witch raises wind to sink ships of people who have injured her. G283.1.2.3
• Witch raises wind to winnow grain. G283.1.2.4
• Witch raises wind to blow man's fleeces away. G283.1.2.5
• Witch raises wind to break up enemy's lumber pound. G283.1.2.6
• Witch sells power to control winds. (Cf. D2142.0.1.1, D1541.1.) G283.1.3
• Witch keeps winds from blowing. (Cf. D2142.1.) G283.2
• Witch keeps wind from blowing by putting cat under barrel. (Cf. D2142.1.5.) G283.2.1
• Witch produces rain or snow. (Cf. D2143.) G283.3
• Witch produces clear weather. G283.4
• Witch as helper. G284
• Witches avoid religious ceremonies. G285
• At communion witches spit out wine over shoulder. G285.1
• Initiation into witchcraft. G286
• Women learn witchcraft by masking as men. Hence women are witches. G286.1
• Witches married to fairies. G287
• Witch escapes from locked room. G288
• Witch executed for engaging in witchcraft. G291
• Witch makes man engage in dangerous contests. G292
• Other witch motifs. G299
• Witch calls up spirits of dead, causes them to walk on water. (Cf. E380.) G299.1
• Witch is heard struggling with devil. (Cf. G303.6.2.2.) G299.2
• Other ogres. G300
• Monsters. Usually not clearly defined. See this entire chapter on ogres. G301
• Demons. Malevolent creatures (not usually further defined). G302
• Origin of demons and their companions. G302.1
• Demons: soul of the giants who perished in the flood. (Cf. A1010.) G302.1.1
• Evil spirits born of echo in chaos. G302.1.2
• Varieties of demons. G302.2
• Kingdom of demons. (Cf. G303.) G302.2.1
• Devil King. G302.2.2
• Form of demon. G302.3
• Demon's size changed at will. (Cf. D631.7.) G302.3.0.1
• Demon as fiery pillar. G302.3.1
• Demon in animal form. G302.3.2
• Demon in form of old woman. (Cf. C745, D651, G1263.0.1.) G302.3.3
• Physical characteristics of demons. G302.4
• Six characteristics of demons: three like angels, three like men. G302.4.1
• Invisibility of demons. G302.4.2
• Demons have only souls but no bodies. G302.4.3
• Demons cast no shadow. (Cf. F1038, G369.3.) G302.4.4
• Feet of demons. G302.4.5
• Demons have cock-feet. G302.4.5.1
• Haunts of demons. G302.5
• Desert the abode of demons. G302.5.1
• Egypt as abode of demons. G302.5.2
• Demons present at discussion in academies. G302.5.3
• Circumstances of demons' appearance. G302.6
• Demons appear only at stated times. G302.6.1
• Mortal experiences of demons. G302.7
• Sexual relation between man and demons. G302.7.1
• Demons marry among themselves. G302.7.2
• Demon's helpers. G302.8
• Deeds of demons. G302.9
• Demons attack men. G302.9.1
• Demons abduct men and torment them. G302.9.2
• Demons tempt men. G302.9.3
• Demons injure and strangle little children. G302.9.4
• Demons help Satan. (Cf. G303.10.) G302.9.5
• Demons fool men in their dreams. (Cf. G303.11.1.) G302.9.6
• Enormous quantities of food eaten by demons. G302.9.7
• Demons teach men idolatry. G302.9.8
• Demons goad man to treachery. G302.9.9
• Devil. (The Devil, Satan, The Bad Man, Old Nick, etc.) Not clearly differentiated, especially in German tradition, from the stupid ogre. (See also F531 (Giant), G100–199 and G500–699.) G303
• The origin of the devil and his companions. G303.1
• The devil originates from God. G303.1.1
• God creates the devil (Satan) from his own shadow. G303.1.1.1
• Devil originates from God's spittle. G303.1.1.2
• The devil originates from the spittle of an evil man. G303.1.1.2.1
• God changes an angel into the devil, because he tried to imitate God in creating the world. G303.1.1.3
• God creates the devil by striking a stone with his whip. G303.1.1.4
• God discovers the devil. G303.1.2
• God finds the devil sitting under a tree which was made by his throwing his staff into the water. G303.1.2.1
• God finds the devil under a stone. G303.1.2.2
• God discovers the devil in a piece of solid foam. G303.1.2.3
• The devil is created without the special aid of God. G303.1.3
• The devil is developed from man. G303.1.3.1
• The devil is created out of a bubble. G303.1.3.2
• The devil is created out of sea-foam. G303.1.3.3
• Pagan gods became devils. G303.1.3.4
• Satan created out of hell fire. G303.1.3.5
• The devil creates other devils. G303.1.4
• The devil creates devils by casting water behind himself. G303.1.4.1
• Devils are created from sparks produced by Satan's striking two stones together. G303.1.4.2
• Five devils created by Adam create other devils in the same manner. Adam has created five devils by wetting five fingers with dew and shaking them behind him; God had commanded him to wet one finger. (Cf. G303.1.4.1.) G303.1.5
• Devils are created from sinful priests. G303.1.6
• Tuatha De Danann as demons (fallen angels). G303.1.7
• Two devils (male and female) extracted from corpse's belly. G303.1.8
• Names applied to the devil. G303.2
• Devil calls himself "Puss". G303.2.1
• Devil is called "the black one". G303.2.2
• Devil says his name is "Millearces" (thousand ways to lead men to sin). G303.2.3
• Gaelic titles given to the devil: the worthless one; the one whom I will not mention; yon one; the one big one; the one from the abyss; the mean mischievous one; the big sorrow; the son of cursing; the big grizzled one; the bad one; the bad spirit; Black Donald. G303.2.4
• Forms in which the devil appears. G303.3
• Devil in hideous form. (Cf. G303.3.1.4.) G303.3.0.1
• The devil in human form. G303.3.1
• Devils in guise of human beings require remarkable quantity of food. G303.3.1.0.1
• The devil as a large, strong man. G303.3.1.1
• The devil as a well-dressed gentleman. G303.3.1.2
• The devil as a distinguished-looking knight. G303.3.1.3
• Devil as a ribald traveler. G303.3.1.3.1
• Devil appears in the form of a man who is repugnantly ugly. (Cf. G303.3.0.1.) G303.3.1.4
• The devil as a little, gray old man. G303.3.1.5
• The devil as a black man. G303.3.1.6
• Devil as a huntsman. G303.3.1.7
• Devil in form of priest. G303.3.1.8
• Devil as a hermit. G303.3.1.8.1
• Devil as ascetic. G303.3.1.8.2
• Devil in form of pilgrim. G303.3.1.9
• Devil as a peasant. G303.3.1.10
• Devil as three gentlemen. They come for a dying man. G303.3.1.11
• Devil in form of woman. Lures man. G303.3.1.12
• Devil in form of woman lures and punishes women. Introduces men disguised as women to seduce impious nuns. G303.3.1.12.1
• Devil as a beautiful young woman seduces man. G303.3.1.12.2
• Devil appears as a beautiful black wench. G303.3.1.12.3
• Devil appears as old woman to seduce monk from cloister. G303.3.1.12.4
• Devil (in queen's form) insatiable, although she copulates with all men and horses. G303.3.1.12.5
• Devil as cook. G303.3.1.13
• Devil as student. G303.3.1.14
• Devil appears as a Jew. G303.3.1.15
• Devil appears as a child. G303.3.1.16
• Devils appear as ladies and gentlemen. G303.3.1.17
• Devil as shoemaker. G303.3.1.18
• Devil as merchant. G303.3.1.19
• Devil appears in shape of a dead man while hidden in his corpse or skin. G303.3.1.20
• The devil as a great hairy man. G303.3.1.21
• Devil as astrologer. G303.3.1.22
• Satan disguised as beggar. (Cf. K1817.1.) G303.3.1.23
• Satan as very old man. G303.3.1.24
• Satan disguised as king. G303.3.1.25
• The devil in superhuman from. G303.3.2
• Devil appears as Christ. G303.3.2.1
• Devil as crucifix. G303.3.2.1.1
• Devil (Satan) appears as an angel. G303.3.2.2
• Devil as a dwarf. G303.3.2.3
• Devil in form of dragons and monsters of various sorts. G303.3.2.4
• Devil appears as Virgin Mary. G303.3.2.5
• The devil in animal form. G303.3.3
• Devil in form of domestic beast. G303.3.3.1
• Devil in form of dog. G303.3.3.1.1
• Devil in form of a cat. G303.3.3.1.2
• Devil as horse. G303.3.3.1.3
• [First Edition: G303.3.3.5.1. A man rides horse which is the devil. As he rides, it becomes larger and larger and finally throws him over his head.] G303.3.3.5.1[1st ed.]
• [First Edition: G303.3.3.5.2. Devil as a black steed.] G303.3.3.5.2[1st ed.]
• [First Edition: G303.3.3.5.3. Devil as a white stallion.] G303.3.3.5.3[1st ed.]
• [First Edition: G303.3.3.5.4. Devil as a goblin horse.] G303.3.3.5.4[1st ed.]
• Devil in form of cow (bull, ox). G303.3.3.1.4
• Devil in form of swine. G303.3.3.1.5