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• Souls of pious as Creator's advisers. A45
• Angels are transformed souls of the pious. A52.0.4
• Deity provides man with soul. A185.12
• God removes mortal's soul. A185.12.2
• World-soul. The universe a manifestation of the creator. A612.1
• Soul-bridge: easy for righteous to cross, more difficult for others. A661.0.5.1
• Charon exacts fee to ferry souls across Styx. A672.1.1
• 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
• Dogs incited to devour souls in hell. A689.3.1
• Milky Way as path of souls (demons). A778.2.1
• Origin of rainbow: transformed butterflies (souls of lovers). A791.9
• Origin of light: souls of dead in heaven. A1412.2
• Seven whistlers are the souls of the Jews who crucified Christ. (Cf. F456.1.1.1.) A1715.3
• Animals help man overcome monster with external soul. Discover where he keeps his soul. B571.1
• Cat must be kept from dying person because it will catch the person's soul issuing (from mouth) in form of mouse. (Cf. E731.3.) B766.1.1
• Tabu: relieving souls in hell. Boy who tends kettles in hell not allowed to raise covers to relieve poor souls. C741
• Magic armature protects soul from hurt. (Cf. D1101.) D1389.11
• Apple (or ball) containing man's soul can be split only by man's own sword. (Cf. D981.1.) D1651.10
• Deaf and dumb man can see soul taken to happiness or punishment. D1821.7
• Magic sight: ability to see the soul (astral body). D1825.3.3
• Magic power to see souls after death. D1825.3.3.1
• Magic power to see soul leaving body. D1825.3.3.2
• Resuscitation by cutting off heads of birds which contained the soul of dead person. E29.5
• Resuscitation by replacement of soul. E38
• Resuscitation by returning dead person's soul (breath) to body. E38.1
• Nightly resuscitation of man with external soul. When enemy takes off necklace containing the soul he revives, but dies again when it is put on. E155.3
• Ghosts attack bishop who has suspended priest for singing for all Christian souls. E243
• Summoning souls punished: in hour of man's death they overwhelm him. E380.1
• Magician who has sold his soul to the devil hires his servant to bury him properly: the coffin bursts. (Cf. E261.2.1.) E411.9
• Soul wanders and demands that a temple be built for him. E419.1
• Woman drying hair scares soul returning from the dead. E432.3
• The dead man: "Sell my golden teeth and pay for a mass for my soul." E443.2.1.1
• Ghost demands a body and soul before it will agree to be laid. Monk provides cock and sole of shoe. E459.1
• Abode of animal souls. (Cf. E730.1.) E480.1
• Food placed out for returning souls of dead. E541.1
• Limited number of souls in world necessitates reincarnation. E603
• The Soul. E700
• Names given the soul. E700.1
• Soul of object. E701
• Soul of the earth. E701.1
• Soul of water. E701.2
• Soul of tree. E701.3
• Soul of fire. E701.4
• Soul of corn. E701.5
• Composition of the soul. E702
• Creation of souls. E703
• Soul forgets everything at birth. E705
• Abode of unborn souls. E706
• Person with more than one soul. E707
• Soul sustained on pleasant odors. E708
• External soul. A person (often a giant or ogre) keeps his soul or life separate from the rest of his body. E710
• Ferocious animal guardian of separable soul of ogress. E710.1
• External soul avenges murder. E710.2
• Soul kept in object. (Cf. E765.) E711
• Soul in egg. E711.1
• Soul in three separate eggs. E711.1.1
• Soul in plant. E711.2
• Soul in calabash (gourd). E711.2.1
• Soul in flower. E711.2.2
• Soul in chilly plant. E711.2.3
• Soul in pomegranate. E711.2.4
• Soul in coconut. E711.2.5
• Soul in bamboo. E711.2.6
• Soul in jewel. E711.3
• Soul in necklace. E711.4
• Soul in sack. E711.5
• Soul in stone. (Cf. E761.5.5.) E711.7
• Soul in golden apple. (Cf. F813.1.1.) E711.8
• Soul in golden ball. E711.9
• Soul in sword. E711.10
• Soul in snow. E711.11
• Soul in dice. E711.12
• Soul in arrow. E711.13
• Soul in axe. E711.14
• Soul in bird cage. E711.15
• Hidden soul (life). E712
• Soul hidden in tree. E712.1
• Soul hidden in safe. E712.2
• Soul hidden in urn. E712.3
• Soul hidden in box. E712.4
• Soul hidden in pillar. E712.5
• Soul hidden in fish basket. E712.6
• Soul hidden in water bottle. E712.7
• Soul hidden in a series of coverings. This motif is combined with several others. Usually the soul will be hidden in an egg, in a duck, in a well, in a church, or a similar series. E713
• Soul hidden in apple (ball) in a salmon which appears every seven years in certain fountain. (Cf. D1651.10.) E713.1
• Soul (or life) kept in special part of body. E714
• Soul (life) in the blood. E714.1
• Soul in head. E714.3
• Soul (life) in the heart. E714.4
• Soul (life) in the liver. E714.5
• Soul (life) in the breath. E714.6
• Soul (life) in left hand. E714.7
• Soul (life) in thumb. E714.7.1
• Giant's soul in a mole in the hollow of his palm. E714.9
• Ogre's soul in "pale spot" below his right ear. (Cf. Z311.2.) E714.10
• Life (soul) in entrails. E714.11
• Soul in hair. E714.12
• Soul fastened to spine. E714.13
• Separable soul kept in animal. E715
• Separable soul in bird. E715.1