Stith Thompson motif index · Motif

Thompson E493 — Dead men dance

E493
Thompson motif reference
E
The Dead
0
Associated ATU tale types
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Description

Motif

Dead men dance. *Fb "spøgelse" III 520a, "danse" IV 93a, "sjæl" III 214b, "kirkegaard" II 128b; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 335 s.v. "Geister"; England, U.S.: *Baughman; N. A. Indian (Pawnee): Grinnell 192, (Hupa): Goddard UCal I 239 No. 25, (Luiseсo): DuBois UCal VIII 154, (Zuсi): Cushing 48 No. 2, (Cherokee): Mooney RBAE XIX 252 No. 5, 331 No. 78, (Kwakiutl): Boas and Hunt JE III 106; Africa: Werner African 188f.

Associated ATU tale types

Concordance

No ATU tale type in the current concordance points to this Thompson motif.

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