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- Gods and the demons quarrel over supremacy. A106.0.1
- Demons as watchmen of the gods upon earth. A165.4.1
- 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
- Origin of demons. A2831
- Destructive cow possessed by demons. B16.1.5.2
- Hero contests with demons, using fighting animals: cock, goat, bull, horse, wild bull, peacock. B524.1.11
- 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 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
- Invulnerability from demons. D1841.9
- Demons in stone images driven out by holy man (saint). D2176.3.3.1
- Demons imprisoned by magic. D2177.1.1
- Constant replacement of fighters. In contest between gods and demons, latter are constantly slain and replaced. E155.1.1
- 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
- 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
- Fairies as demons. F251.7
- Spirits and demons (general). F400
- Demons on animal feet. F401.3.0.1
- 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
- Demons seek to carry off king's soul. F402.1.5.1
- Government of demons. F402.2
- King of demons (Asmodeus). F402.2.1
- Queen of demons. F402.2.2
- City of demons. F402.3
- Demons eat ravenously. F402.4
- Creation of demons. F402.5
- Dwelling of demons. F402.6
- 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
- Family of demons. F402.7
- Demons flee stone (when saint steps upon it). F405.10
- Demons flee from fire. F405.12
- Spirits (demons) hover in air shrieking over battle. (Cf. F411.2.) F418
- Spirits and demons – miscellaneous. F419
- Demons hold horse-race. F419.1
- Dream demons. F471
- Other spirits and demons. F490
- Demons spread pestilence by means of "heat and fury". F493.4
- Twelve years' sleep customary to demons. F564.3.6
- Castle (house) haunted by demons. F771.4.5
- Five demons keepers of marvelous garden and palace. F818.2
- Death from fear of demons. F1041.1.11.2
- 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
- Varieties of demons. G302.2
- Kingdom of demons. (Cf. G303.) G302.2.1
- 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
- Deeds of demons. G302.9
- Demons attack men. G302.9.1