A couple in Buttstädt were so desperate for a child that they made a deal with the Devil - if they would give birth to one, he would receive the child!
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A couple in Buttstädt were so desperate for a child that they made a deal with the Devil - if they would give birth to one, he would receive the child!
#MythologyMonday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/A_Child_Weighs_Heavier_than_the_Devil -
A couple in Buttstädt were so desperate for a child that they made a deal with the Devil - if they would give birth to one, he would receive the child!
#MythologyMonday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/A_Child_Weighs_Heavier_than_the_DevilThis was maybe not the most well thought-out deals with the Devil, but it all worked out in the end.
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This was maybe not the most well thought-out deals with the Devil, but it all worked out in the end.
@juergen_hubert It makes very little sense indeed to make a deal with the devil for a child you are supposed to hand over straightaway ... But it does offer a nifty explanation for those common depictions of "Michael als Seelenwäger", I'll grant them that.
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@juergen_hubert It makes very little sense indeed to make a deal with the devil for a child you are supposed to hand over straightaway ... But it does offer a nifty explanation for those common depictions of "Michael als Seelenwäger", I'll grant them that.
That's useful context that I hadn't been aware of - thanks!
