Culture hero's (demigod's) departure — Mythoi

Motif

Culture hero's (demigod's) departure.

Mythological motifs. · Demigods and culture heroes. · Culture hero's (demigod's) departure. · view the constellation · filed as A560

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth Cross
Finnish Kalevala rune 50 → on our shelf: The Kalevala, Rune L
India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

6 finer motifs beneath it

Divinity's departure for west Divinity's departure for east Remarkable longevity of culture heroes Dying culture hero. The culture hero teaches people how to die by dying himself Culture hero returns to upper world Divinity retires to the end of the world

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Culture hero's (divinity's) expected return. Divinity or hero is expected to return at the proper time and rescue his people from their misfortunes. Often joined with A571 Conception from eating berry

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