Dead poet leaves grave mound to teach poem to herdsman: latter becomes great poet

Motif

Dead poet leaves grave mound to teach poem to herdsman: latter becomes great poet.

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Friendly return from the dead. · Other reasons for friendly return from the dead. · view the constellation · filed as E377.1

Filed across the traditions

Icelandic Boberg.

Within the index

Filed under Return from dead to teach living.

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “herdsman” · wander