The constellation
F105 Dead oppose return of living from land of the dead. (Cf. F93.1.1.)
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keeps company
- 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
- Boat made by magic · D1121.0.1 entry
- Magic formula (charm) · D1273 entry
- Transformation to escape from captivity · D642.1 entry
- Land of the dead · E481 entry
cross-ref
Thompson cites
- The Kalevala · Rune XVI