The constellation
D1855 Time of death postponed. (Cf. D1345, D1857.)
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● motif
● tale type
● on the shelf
● attested
The same sky, in words
filed under
- Immortality. (Cf. D1346.) · D1850 entry
beneath it
- Witch delays person's death · D1855.1 entry
- Death postponed if substitute can be found · D1855.2 entry
- Saint delays person's death. (Cf. V220.) · D1855.3 entry
- Death can be postponed if man does not break tabu for forty days · D1855.4 entry
- Life prolonged a thousand years by traveling six months each year · D1855.5 entry
- Death postponed for three generations · D1855.6 entry
cross-ref
- Magic object gives longevity · D1345 entry
- Magic longevity · D1857 entry