μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

God of the world of the dead.

Mythological motifs. · Gods. · Gods of the underworld. · God of the world of the dead. · view the constellation · filed as A310

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Filed across the traditions
  • Icel. De la Saussaye 227 (Odin), Boberg
  • Irish myth Cross
  • Siberian Holmberg Siberian 486
  • Egyptian Müller 97 (Osiris)
  • Hindu Keith 159
  • India *Thompson-Balys
  • Chinese Eberhard FFC CXX 201f. – Jicarilla Apache: Alexander N. Am. 175, Goddard PaAM VIII 194 n. 1
  • Aztec Alexander Lat. Am. 77, 80
  • Maya ibid. 139.
  • general *Meyer "Der irische Totengott und die Toteninsel" Stzb. d. preussischen Akad. d. Wissenschaften XXXII 537. Greek: Fox 233 (Hades)
  • general Huichol: ibid. 122
Within the index
8 finer motifs beneath it
Goddess of world of the dead God of the slain God of the hanged God of suicide Conductor of the dead Goddess divides time between upper and lower worlds. Persephone spends six months on earth and six in Hades Demon god lies in wait for spirits descending to underworld Rank of the gods in Hades

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