69 motifs match “devils”  ·  back to the chapters

• Creation of angels and devils. A50.1
• God drops water from his finger and the drops become angels. Lucifer imitated God and created devils. A52.0.7
• God created angels by striking one small stone with another. Lucifer created devils by imitation. A52.0.8
• Thunder and lightning slay devils. A162.3.2
• Indentions on rocks from footprints of fairies (angels, devils). A972.2
• Foreigners heads exchanged with those of devils in fight. A1610.1.1
• Magic horseshoe keeps off devils, trolls, and witches. (Cf. D1286.) D1385.9
• Souls in hell wrenched from bodies with hot pitchforks by devils. E755.2.1.1
• Devils torment sinners in hell. E755.2.7
• Devils and angels contest for man's soul. E756.1
• Strong man sent to devil's mill: drives devils to master's house. F615.1
• Pagan gods became devils. G303.1.3.4
• 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
• Two devils (male and female) extracted from corpse's belly. G303.1.8
• Devils in guise of human beings require remarkable quantity of food. G303.3.1.0.1
• Devils appear as ladies and gentlemen. G303.3.1.17
• Devils have only one leg. They broke one leg when trying to run away from God's attack to protect himself from them. G303.4.5.1
• Saint is able to see devils. G303.6.2.9.1
• God has Elias drive devils from heaven. They use thunder, lightning, and rain for forty days. G303.8.1.1
• Archangels Michael and Gabriel drive Satan and other devils from heaven to earth. G303.8.1.2
• Devils carry away the sun when they fall from heaven. G303.8.2
• Devils in woman's train. G303.8.9
• Devils dwell in heathen idols, as well as portraits and images. G303.8.14
• Devils help people at work, but are feared nevertheless. G303.9.3.3
• Devils appear to knight to try to call him from doing penance. G303.9.4.5
• Two devils come to a dance-loving maid and play when she bathes. G303.10.4.2
• Devils do not know or understand thoughts of men. G303.13.1
• Devils haunt tree. (Cf. G312.3.) G303.15.4
• Particular species of tree abode of devils. G303.15.4.1
• Man escapes devils by reading Lord's blessing. G303.16.2.3.1
• Devils disappear when priest blesses bread. G303.16.2.3.3
• Devils driven away by hymn (psalm). G303.16.2.4
• Devils driven away by cross. G303.16.3.1
• Devils put to flight by cross made of leaves. G303.16.3.3
• Devils leave hermit who turns other cheek when struck. G303.16.15
• Devils worship host. (Cf. G303.16.5.) G303.24.2
• Devils fear St. Isaac. G303.25.2
• From the parings of man's nails devils make little caps for themselves. G303.25.5.1
• Old woman gives chickens to devils. They do not accept them. She gives them to priests and they eat them. G303.25.6
• The food and drink of the devils. G303.25.14
• Hideous food and drink at the night-spirits' (devils') feast. G303.25.14.1
• The devils' dances and feasts. G303.25.17
• A musician engaged to play for the night-spirits (devils) dances. G303.25.17.2
• Devils arrange a wedding feast for a woman who hanged herself. G303.25.17.3
• Parliament of devils. G303.25.19
• Holy men keep devils under control. G515
• Quest for devils in hell; hero brings them back with him. H1272
• Fearless traffic with devils. H1420
• Things thought to be devils, ghosts, etc. J1780
• Animals thought to be the devils or ghosts. J1785
• The man who wanted to be dead one day. A husband tells his wife that he has provisions for every day in the year but one. He proposes to play dead for that one day, thinking that the servants will be overcome with grief and cannot eat. After brief mourning, however, they eat more than usual. The man then thinks to frighten them by rising from the dead. One servant thinking the dead man suffering from devils kills him. J2188
• Seven devils' wives imitate ritual of death and resuscitation done over hero; not having the real water of life and death, the seven enemy devils are killed. K113.0.1
• Penance of priest saves him from devil. The priest, who sold his soul to the devil, orders his servant to cut him (alive) up into pieces, to crucify him on a tree (and the like), thus saves his soul from the devils. K218.6
• Musician in hell playing for the devils, purposely breaks fiddle strings. Must return to earth to repair strings. K606.1.3
• Man in devils' power makes them believe he will return and is permitted to leave. Deceives them. K611.4
• Priest joins devils after death because he lets woman die without confession. Q223.4.1
• Devils carry away stones of church built with ill-gotten money. Q274.1
• Devils carry off girl who abuses her mother. Q281.1.1
• Prince of devils gives up seat to man who goes to hell for singing worldly songs. Q391.1
• Devils instead of angels visit woman who has forgotten God in her prosperity. Q559.1
• Monk leaves monastery when he sees a devil there tempting brethren. Returns when in the world he sees scores of devils tempting the people. U230.0.1
• Devils cause monk to perspire and stay away from church service. V5.3
• Saint dispels pagan devils from ancient shrines. V356.1
• Vision of angels defending road to heaven against devils. V511.1.2
• Why no weavers in hell. Devils annoyed at their noisy trade. X251.1