The constellation
A1620 Distribution of tribes
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● motif
● tale type
● on the shelf
● attested
The same sky, in words
beneath it
keeps company
- Birds cling to sky in flood: cause of tail colors. (Cf. A2412.2.) · A2211.7 entry
- Hierarchy of worlds. A series of worlds, one above the other · A651 entry
- World-tree. Tree extending from lowest to highest world. (Cf. A878.) · A652 entry
- World-columns. Four (two, etc.) columns or supports sustain the earth · A841 entry
- Atlas. A man supports the earth on his shoulders · A842 entry
- Magic drink rejuvenates. (Cf. D1040.) · D1338.1 entry
- Magic rejuvenation · D1880 entry
- Magic aging. (Cf. D1857.) · D1890 entry
- Magic fountain. (Cf. D926, D927.) · D925 entry
- Sky-rope. Access to upper world by means of a rope · F51 entry
attested in
- Tales of the North American Indians · Tale 8
- Tales of the North American Indians · Tale 9