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• Dead body becomes god. A104.2
• God of the living and the dead in the otherworld. A108
• God of the dead. A108.1
• Gods are spirits of deified dead. A117.5
• House of god with pillars made of dead chief's bones. A151.4.4
• Deity buries dead mortal. A185.4
• God of the world of the dead. A310
• Goddess of world of the dead. A310.1
• Conductor of the dead. A311
• Tree in hell made of living heads of the dead. A671.2.3
• In other world one room contains the dead, another contains souls of the unborn waiting to enter the wombs of women, and a third contains all the evil spirits. A678
• Sun's night journey: in land of dead. A722.3
• Gods create the earth from their dead victim's blood and bones. A831.8
• Origin of the Dead Sea. A920.1.15
• Origin of minerals from body of dead culture hero. A978.1
• Thunder the drums of dead. A1142.9.1
• Mankind from bones of dead brought from underworld. A1232.1
• God of world of the dead demands that men die so he will have subjects. (Cf. A487) A1335.11
• Origin of light: souls of dead in heaven. A1412.2
• First money received from kettle which two dead men try in vain to carry from hell to heaven. A1433.0.1
• Origin of feast for the dead. (Cf. A1543.1.) A1541.1
• Communion feast to placate dead. A1541.1.2
• Origin of lamentations for the dead. A1547.3
• Burial learned from watching raven bury its dead. A1591.1
• Ravens show Adam how to bury dead: are born with white feathers. A2223.7
• Toad refuses to weep over its dead children: dries up when dead. Cursed by Virgin Mary. (Cf. A2234.4, A2468.2.) A2231.8
• Why opossum plays dead when caught. A2466.1
• Why toad dries up when dead. (Cf. A2231.8.) A2468.2
• Plants from grave of dead person or animal. A2611.0.1
• Bird reveals dead rider. Calls out in human voice at seeing living woman riding behind dead man. B131.4
• Dog returns from dead to clear master of murder. B134.5
• Vulture's chicks will not eat dead hero's leg, since they know he has been treacherously murdered. B159.4
• Power of seeing whether the dead go to heaven or hell is gained from serpent. B161.4
• Magic bird's song. Brings joy and oblivion for many years. Wakes the dead. B172.2
• Faithful dog follows master's dead body when cast into river. Supports body. B301.1.1
• Faithful animal plans suicide when it thinks master dead. B301.3
• Faithful horse follows dead master to grave. B301.4
• Faithful horse lays his head in lap of dead master's wife. B301.4.3.1
• Helpful animal reincarnation of parent. The dead mother appears to the heroine in the form of an animal. B313.1
• Cat leaves house when report is made of death of one of his companions. His master has been told to say "Robert is dead". As soon as this is said, the cat leaves. B342
• Medicine shown by animal. It heals another animal with a medicine (herb, water, etc.) and thus shows the man the remedy. Sometimes the medicine resuscitates the dead. (The animal is most frequently the serpent. (Cf. B491.) B512
• Animal searches for dead man. B546
• Animal guards master's dead body. B576.4
• Tabu: offending spirits of the dead. C16
• Tabu: drinking without presence of dead heads. C281
• Tabu: seeing dead man not killed by weapons. C319.2
• Tabu: expressing surprise in lower world of dead. C413
• "Save it for the beggar" (substitute for "save it for tomorrow". You may be dead by tomorrow.) C490.1.1
• Tabu: speaking to the dead. C497
• Tabu: touching horse or moving dead cat or dog. C537.3
• Tabu: contact with the dead. C541
• Tabu: dead body not to be on ship. C541.1
• Tabu: touching a horse or moving a dead cat or dog. C549.1.1
• Tabu: too much weeping for dead. C762.2
• Tabu: stripping dead and slain. C867.2
• Transformation: dead dog to money. D422.2.1
• Transformation: dead leaves to gold. D475.1.3
• Disenchantment by removing ring from under dead girl's tongue. Lover is thus freed from loving her. D765.1.1.1
• Magic object received from the dead in lower world. D812.4.1
• Magic object acquired as reward for burial of the dead. D812.4.2
• Magic object taken from dead enemy. D838.12
• Magic object found under dead girl's tongue. D849.6
• Magic dead man's tooth. D1009.2.1
• Magic dead fish. D1281
• Magic dead pig. D1281.1
• Coffin lands where the dead is to be buried, and his son to settle. D1314.12
• Dead fish reveals guilt. D1318.2
• Laughing fish reveals unjust judgment. A severe judgment is rendered for a small offence. As the convicted man is being led away, a dead (dried) fish is heard to laugh. The fish reveals that he has laughed at the foolishness of the judge who, while he punishes minor offences severely, is unable to see the capital crimes in his own household. (Cf. D1281.) D1318.2.1
• "Hand of glory" renders light invisible. Candles of human fat from dead man's hand make light invisible except to man holding it. (Cf. D1162.2.1.) D1361.7
• Magic writings (runes) cause dead to speak. D1379.2
• Witch shot dead with bullet of salt. (Cf. D1096.3.) D1385.4.1
• Runes protect from the curse of a dead Christian woman. (Cf. D1266.1.) D1385.20
• Leek put under the tongue of supposed dead person preserves him from harm by burial. (Cf. D983.3.) D1389.12
• Magic mustard seed causes man to be dead for an hour. D1402.16.1
• Excrements cause approaching animals to fall dead. (Cf. D1002.) D1402.18
• Dead man's tooth as cure for toothache. (Cf. D1009.2.1.) D1502.2.1
• Magic dog's breath burns dead bodies. (Cf. B182.1, D1029.1.) D1566.1.6
• Dead beggar's stick will not stay still until back in beggar's service. (Cf. D1254.) D1651.5
• Magic power acquired by eating fish which have eaten dead magician's flesh. D1721.2
• Magic knowledge from the dead. D1810.13
• Possession by spirit of dead person gives second sight. D1821.8
• Person whose shadow is pierced by spear falls dead. D2061.2.2.1
• Animals magically stricken dead. (Cf. D2060.) D2089.3
• Withered and dead trees suddenly blossom at saint's command. D2157.3
• Dead man re-enters body and speaks of experience in heaven. E1.2
• Dead tree comes to life. E2
• Dead animal comes to life. (Cf. B192.1.) E3
• Resuscitation by removal of poisoning cobra flesh from dead man's mouth. E21.1.1
• Resuscitation my frightening dead. Frequently combined with E61. E25
• Resuscitation by shouting at dead. E26
• Resuscitation by cutting off heads of birds which contained the soul of dead person. E29.5
• Resuscitation by urinating on dead man's bone. E29.6
• Limbs of dead voluntarily reassemble and revive. E31
• Resuscitation by returning dead person's soul (breath) to body. E38.1
• Resuscitation from ashes of dead man. E42
• Resuscitation by mummified dog. Dog is kept in box. Revives and resuscitates dead hero. E53.1
• Resuscitation of dead by making image of deceased of breadfruit wood. When spirit enters this, image disappears and person is found alive. E53.2
• Resuscitation by universal weeping. Return of deity from dead granted if all men will weep. One person refuses. E58.1
• Apparently dead persons revived when certain thing happens. Proper prince appears, or the like. E68
• Resuscitation by bird flying over dead. E79.1.1