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Motifs — first 20 of 1,087
- Bee as God's spy. God, the creator, sends a bee to overhear the devil's secrets. A33.3.1
- Devil as adviser of God. A43
- Creation of angels and devils. A50.1
- Creation of devil(s). (Cf. A63.) A51
- 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
- Devil as marplot at creation. A63
- Devil works during God's sleep at creation. A63.1
- Devil plans to drown God at time of creation. A63.2
- Devil and God wrestle at time of creation. A63.3
- Devil and God create animals. Wolf created as God's dog. The devil creates goats to destroy things. A63.4
- God and the devil torment each other with their creations. Devil pesters God with gnats. God makes a fire and safeguards himself; God plagues the devil with fleas. Devil is unable to find means of protecting himself. A63.4.1
- Devil in serpent form tempts first woman (Satan and Eve). A63.6
- Poisonous water created by the devil. A63.7.1
- Revolting devil banished to hell. A106.2.1
- Banished devil appears on earth only on day of dark moon. A106.2.1.1
- Combat between thundergod and devil. (Cf. A157.1, A189.1.1, A284, A285.) A162.3
- Devil (ogre) steals thunder's instruments. A162.3.1
- Thunder and lightning slay devils. A162.3.2
- Devil of leprosy. A478.5
Episodes
- Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes · Tale 100 100.— THE DEVIL'S SOOTY BROTHER.
- Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes · Tale 125 125.— THE DEVIL AND HIS GRANDMOTHER.
- Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes · Tale 148 148._THE LORD'S ANIMALS AND THE DEVIL'S.
- Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes · Tale 189 189.— THE PEASANT AND THE DEVIL.
Tale types
- ATU 1059* Riding on a Harrow (previously The Peasant Makes the Devil Sit on the Reversed Harrow)
- ATU 1091A Guessing the Name of the Devil's Secret Plant
- ATU 1147* Thunder-God (previously The Friendship between a Man [Carpenter], Thunder-god, and the Devil)
- ATU 1163 The Devil is Tricked into Revealing a Secret (previously The Ogre Teaches the Smith how to Use Sand in Forging Iron)
- ATU 1164 The Devil and the Evil Woman (previously The Evil Woman Thrown into the Pit)
- ATU 1166* The Devil and the Soldier (previously The Devil Keeps Guard in Place of the Soldier)
- ATU 1168 Various Ways of Exorcising Devils [D2176]
- ATU 1168C The Virgin Mary Saves a Woman Sold to the Devil
- ATU 1169 Changing Heads (previously Changing Heads with the Devil)
- ATU 1173A The Devil is to Fulfill Three Wishes