μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Magic journey in cloud. (Cf. D2135.)

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Manifestations of magic power. · Other manifestations of magic power. · Magic transportation. · view the constellation · filed as D2121.7

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth Cross
  • Spanish Boggs FFC XC 57 No. 425
  • Jewish Neuman
  • Chinese Graham
  • Korean Zong in-Sob 224.
Within the index

Filed under Magic journey.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Magic journey in cloud of fire Magic journey in whirl of snow Magic transportation on smoke
Filed beside it
Magic journey by wishing. (Cf. D1761.) Magic journey with closed eyes. Person must not open eyes while on the journey. (Cf. C300.) Magic journey through power of imagination Magic journey by making distance vanish. The road is contracted or the earth folded up Magic journey: man carried by spirit or devil Magic journey during which one must not think good or evil Magic journey by throwing knife into whirlwind Magic transportation from kick of a horse Magic journey on sunbeam Magic journey: man left on land appears in ship Power to go through closed doors Sailing in a leaky boat without sinking Saint rides on thorn tree and drags its roots through earth to dig out canal Magic compulsion to make journey
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Magic air journey Prisoner carried off in cloud. (Cf. D2121.7.) Maiden abducted by transformed hero. (Cf. D658, D2121.7, R10.1.)

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