The constellation
E481 Land of the dead
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filed under
- Abode of the dead · E480 entry
beneath it
- Spain as land of the dead. (Cf. F130.2.) · E481.0.1 entry
- Quarrel of dead and living causes removal of dead to own land · E481.0.2 entry
- Land of dead in lower world · E481.1 entry
- Land of dead across water · E481.2 entry
- Abode of dead in mountain · E481.3 entry
- Beautiful land of dead. (Rosengarten) · E481.4 entry
- Ghost lives midway between heaven and earth · E481.5 entry
- Land of dead in one of the cardinal directions · E481.6 entry
- Icy inferno. (Cf. E481.6.1.) · E481.7 entry
- Land of dead in sky · E481.8 entry
- King of world of dead. (Cf. E481.1.1.) · E481.9 entry
keeps company
- Dead oppose return of living from land of the dead. (Cf. F93.1.1.) · F105 entry
- Descent to lower world of dead (Hell, Hades) · F81 entry
- River entrance to lower world · F93.1 entry
- Dead place net across river to prevent living man from returning to earth. (Cf. F105.) · F93.1.1 entry
- Quest to lower world for lost words · H1276 entry
- Quest for unknown magic words. Hero seeks them on the heads of swallows, the necks of swans, the backs of geese, and the tongues of reindeer · H1382.1 entry
- Tabu: drinking · C250 entry
- Magic mantle (cloak) · D1053 entry
- Magic head-wear · D1067 entry
- Boat made by magic · D1121.0.1 entry
cross-ref
Thompson cites
- The Kalevala · Rune XVI
attested in
- Tales of the North American Indians · Tale 56