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• Gods and the demons quarrel over supremacy. A106.0.1
• Demon (opposed to God) allowed to earth four times a year (but must let people know who he is and not deceive them). A106.2.1.2
• Demons as watchmen of the gods upon earth. A165.4.1
• Star-deity and drought-demon fight. A255
• Demon god lies in wait for spirits descending to underworld. A317
• Angel (demon) of blindness. A478.6
• Culture hero banishes demons. A531.1.1
• Milky Way as path of souls (demons). A778.2.1
• Battle of demons: hills torn up. A964.3
• Evil demons set world on fire. A1031.3
• Creator appoints a chief for each class of created things: Lucifer for demons, Sion for mountains, etc. A1187
• Mosquitoes from bones of slain demon flung into the air. (Cf. A2001.) A2034.2
• Origin of demons. A2831
• Destructive cow possessed by demons. B16.1.5.2
• Naga. Serpent demon. B91.1
• Ox-demon as magician. B191.2
• Hero contests with demons, using fighting animals: cock, goat, bull, horse, wild bull, peacock. B524.1.11
• [First Edition: C242. Tabu: eating food of witch (demon).] C242[1st ed.]
• Tabu: heeding pleas of old woman for food and warmth. (Old woman is transformed demon.) C745.1
• Mortal temporarily takes shape of demon. D47.1
• Transformation: demon to animal. D102.1
• Transformation: demon (in human form) to worm. D192.0.1
• Transformation: ox-demon to pig. D412.2.2
• Transformation: ox-demon to tiger. D412.2.3
• Transformation: ox-demon to leopard. D412.2.4
• Transformation: ox-demon to bear. D412.2.5
• Transformation: ox-demon to elephant. D412.2.6
• Demon becomes larger. D486.1
• Ox-demon becomes 10,000 feet long. D487.3
• Power of self-transformation received from demon. D630.1.1
• Demons change size at will. D631.4.3
• Demons assume human form to revenge brother's death. D651.1.2
• Disenchantment produced by hero winning series of contests with seven demons. D785.1
• Magic object received from temple demons. D812.5.1
• Magic object left by frightened demons. D859.7
• Magic spring guarded by demons (monsters). D927.2
• Demons cause impenetrable fog. D1361.1.0.4
• Earth from saint's grave expels demons. (Cf. D935, V220.) D1385.1
• Magic bell disperses demons. (Cf. D1213.) D1385.12
• Saint's bell rung against black birds (demons). D1385.12.1
• Ineffable Name subjugates demons. (Cf. D807, G302.) D1385.13.1
• Holy water and mass prevent demons alighting on grave. (Cf. D1242.1.2.) D1385.15
• Holy water dispels demons. D1385.15.1
• Magic hymn protects against demons and vices. (Cf. D1275.3.) D1385.16
• Magic thread protects against demons. (Cf. D1184.) D1385.18
• Magic stone makes demons despair. D1385.21
• Magic quilt protects wearer from demons and human weapons. (Cf. D1167.) D1385.23
• Magic book disperses demons. (Cf. D1266.) D1385.25
• Red color protects against demons. (Cf. D1293.1.) D1385.26
• Meal of fishes protects against demons. (D1032.1.) D1385.27
• Magic honey protects against demons. (Cf. D1037.) D1385.28
• Magic lamp protects against demons. (Cf. D1162.1.) D1385.29
• Magic herb keeps off demon lover. (Cf. D965.) D1386.2
• Magic wind sinks five pursuing demons in sea. (Cf. D906.) D1400.1.23.1
• Magic pot with demons who beat owner's enemy. (Cf. D1171.1.) D1401.4
• Magic roll of cloth pacifies demon. D1409.2
• Magic hair summons demon. (Cf. D991.) D1421.1.9
• Magic roll of cloth summons demon. (Cf. D1051.) D1421.1.10
• Magic power from demon. D1721.1.2
• Magic knowledge of demon language. D1815.3
• Magic strength from demon. D1835.6
• Invulnerability from demons. D1841.9
• Centipede becomes large enough to kill demon. D2038.1
• Madness from demonic possession. D2065.1
• Demons in stone images driven out by holy man (saint). D2176.3.3.1
• Saint purifies spring by driving out demon. D2176.3.3.2
• Demon enclosed in bottle. D2177.1
• Demons imprisoned by magic. D2177.1.1
• Demon imprisoned in pomegranate. D2177.2
• Resuscitation by demon. E121.6
• Resuscitation by demon's entering corpse. E121.6.1
• Human bone, found in demon's stomach wrapped in silk with bow and arrow, becomes a boy. E149.1
• Constant replacement of fighters. In contest between gods and demons, latter are constantly slain and replaced. E155.1.1
• Student revives whole family following instructions given by demon. E181.2
• Rich man dragged from grave by demons in hallowed ground and flung into grave in unblessed ground. E411.0.5.1
• Demons cast evil man from grave leaving only his shroud. E411.0.7
• Test for presence of demons in corpses. E431.0.1
• Demons amuse themselves by plaguing souls in hell. E752.1.2.1
• Soul carried off by demon (Devil). E752.2
• Demons powerless over souls commended to God before sleep. E754.1.1.1
• Dead flailed by demons. E755.2.6
• Saint wrests soul from demons. (Cf. V229.5.) E756.4
• Saved soul of woman assists her husband's soul in battle against demons. (Cf. E754.) E756.5
• Journey to land of demons. F124
• Demon guide on otherworld journey. F159.4
• Demon eats sand; gambler lives wretched life in otherworld. F171.8
• Fairies as demons. F251.7
• Spirits and demons (general). F400
• Demons on animal feet. F401.3.0.1
• Spirit in form of horse. Demon horse. F401.3.1
• Ox demon. F401.3.2
• Demon in form of wasp. F401.3.4.1
• Demon in form of hare. F401.3.6
• Demon in form of crow. F401.3.7.1
• Demons in form of black birds. F401.3.7.2
• Evil spirits. Demons. See whole chapter "G" for witches and ogres. F402
• 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