Motif
Dead maiden as nocturnal witch
dead_maiden_as_nocturnal_witch
A motif of the Restless Dead, Haunting, and Vengeance family, within the sub-family Animated Corpses and Grave-Returning Revenants. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore SOZH AND DNIEPER. / FOOTNOTES: / CHAPTER IV. / MAGIC AND WITCHCRAFT.; lines 11709-11862 confidence: high
At midnight wind blows, the coffin rocks and opens, the Soldier hides on the stove, crosses himself and prays, the witch leaps from the coffin, and evil spirits or devils fill the room and search for him.
The merchant's dead daughter lies in a coffin but at midnight is described as a witch who leaps out and searches for the Soldier with devils.
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