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Motifs — first 20 of 69
- 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
Tale types
- ATU 1168 Various Ways of Exorcising Devils [D2176]
- ATU 518 Men Fight over Magic Objects (previously Devils [Giants] Fight over Magic Objects)
- ATU 815 The Devil who Skins a Corpse (previously The Deceased Rich Man and the Devils in the Church)
- ATU 816* Devils Tempt the Pope
- ATU 839A* The Hermit and the Devils