25 motifs match “wraith”  ·  back to the chapters

• Wraiths of persons separate from body. E723
• Person sees his own wraith. E723.1
• Person sees his own wraith; the wraith saves his life. (Cf. E363.2.) E723.1.1
• Seeing one's wraith a sign that person is to die shortly. (Cf. F405.4.) E723.2
• Wraith takes place of person unable to do duty at the necessary time. E723.3
• Wraith does what person wishes to do but is unable to do in the flesh. E723.4
• Wraith returns to home and goes to bed while body is at home of friends in deep reverie. E723.4.1
• Wraith of murderer tells authorities where to find girl he has murdered. The murderer is in church at the time. E723.4.2
• Wraith of debtor tries to find his creditor at time of death. E723.4.3
• Wraith of dying woman goes to see children for last time before death. E723.4.4
• Wraith gives information of death in family. E723.4.5
• Wraith investigates welfare of absent person. E723.4.6
• Wraith of sweetheart stays in room where lover has died. It disappears only after her death at far distant point twenty years after death of lover. E723.5
• Appearance of his wraith as announcement of person's death. (Cf. E723.2.) E723.6
• Actions of wraith. E723.7
• Wraith speaks. E723.7.1
• Wraith rings doorbell. E723.7.2
• Wraith opens and closes door. E723.7.3
• Wraith slams gate. E723.7.4
• Wraith selects wood for coffin. E723.7.5
• Wraith binds grain in field. E723.7.6
• Wraith rides horse. (Cf. E922.1.1.3.1.) E723.7.7
• Wraiths of persons drowning appear in dripping clothes. E723.7.8
• Appearance of wraith as calamity omen. E723.8
• Wraith appears before mine disaster. E723.8.1