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- Heavenly throne has Jacob's face engraved on it. A152.8
- Mortal cannot look at sun since God's name is engraved on it. A733.2
- Origin of grave-digging. A1541.1.1
- Plants from grave of dead person or animal. A2611.0.1
- Tobacco from grave of bad woman. A2611.2
- Tobacco from grave of virgin. A2611.2.1
- Origin of tree for crucifixion of Christ. Planted by Adam's son on the grave of primeval father. A2632.2
- Faithful animal at master's grave dies of hunger. B301.1
- Faithful dog helps open mistress' grave – dies on it. [Inadvertant duplication of B301.7.1.] B301.1.2
- Faithful animal at master's grave avenges his murder. B301.2
- Faithful horse follows dead master to grave. B301.4
- Faithful cattle fight at master's grave until they cast their horns. B301.6
- Faithful dog helps open mistress' grave and dies on it. [Inadvertant duplication of B301.1.2.] B301.7.1
- Animal (lion) pines away with grief upon his friend's grave. B773.2
- Tabu: masking as ghost in graveyard. C94.5
- Grave (of man) upon which no women can look without foolish laugh or "sine crepitu ventris eius." C181.7
- Tabu: eating food laid on the grave. C247
- Tabu: casting in graveyard after sunset. C752.1.5
- Tabu: crossing graveyard without alighting. C883
- Limb broken for stepping on grave. (Cf. C520.) C946.1
Episodes
Tale types
- ATU 1313A* In the Open Grave
- ATU 1313B* The Cold Grave
- ATU 1532 The Voice from the Grave
- ATU 1676B Frightened to Death (previously Clothing Caught in Graveyard)
- ATU 1676C Voices from the Graveyard
- ATU 1676D 'That's my Head!' Several young men (at an inn) dare each other to steal a skull from a graveyard
- ATU 1840 At the Blessing of the Grave, the Clergyman's Ox Breaks Loose
- ATU 760 The Unquiet Grave
- ATU 769 The Child's Grave (previously Dead Child's Friendly Return to Parents) [E324, E361]