Reversed obstacle flight. Magic obstacles raised in front of fugitive — Mythoi

Motif

Reversed obstacle flight. Magic obstacles raised in front of fugitive.

Magic. · Transformation. · Miscellaneous transformation incidents. · Magic flight. · view the constellation · filed as D673

Attested across traditions

North American Indigenous Tales of the North American Indians , Tale 53 receipt

Cited in the index

general Type 450
general BP III 205. – Arabic: A. Jahn Die Mehri-Sprache in Südarabien (Wien, 1902) 124 No. 28, D. H. Müller Mehri und Hadrami-Texte (Wien, 1909) 99 No. 39, ibid. Mehri und Soquotri Sprache (Wien, 1905) II 99 No. 20.

Within the index

Filed under Magic flight.

Filed beside it

Transformation flight. Fugitives transforms themselves in order to escape detection by the pursuer Obstacle flight. Fugitives throw objects behind them which magically become obstacles in pursuer's path Magic flight with the help of a he-goat. Speaking he-goat saves the girl promised to the devil Sea turns to ice to permit flight

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Transformation flight. Fugitives transforms themselves in order to escape detection by the pursuer Obstacle flight. Fugitives throw objects behind them which magically become obstacles in pursuer's path Ladder to upper world Ascent to upper world on arrow chain. Hero shoots arrows which join one another in the air to form a chain Bridge to otherworld

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