Land of the dead — Mythoi

Motif

Land of the dead.

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Ghosts and revenants – miscellaneous. · Abode of the dead. · view the constellation · filed as E481

Attested across traditions

North American Indigenous Tales of the North American Indians , Tale 56 receipt

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Filed across the traditions

Finnish Kalevala rune 16 → on our shelf: The Kalevala, Rune XVI
India Thompson-Balys
N. Am. Indian *Alexander N. Am. 274 n. 10
Africa Werner African 180ff., (Ekoi): Talbot 7, 59, 226, 240, (Benga): Nassau 208 No. 33.
general *Types 470, 471
general *Köhler-Bolte II 224ff.
general *Encyc. Rel. and Ethics II 680ff.
general **Wiedeman Die Toten und ihre Reiche im Glauben der alten Ägypten (Leipzig, 1910)
general A. Jeremias Hölle und Paradies bei den Babyloniern (Leipzig, 1903)
general Dickson 94f. n. 78
general Feilberg DF X 1
general Herbert Catalogue of Romances III 585

Within the index

Filed under Abode of the dead.

11 finer motifs beneath it

Spain as land of the dead. (Cf. F130.2.) Quarrel of dead and living causes removal of dead to own land Land of dead in lower world Land of dead across water Abode of dead in mountain Beautiful land of dead. (Rosengarten) Ghost lives midway between heaven and earth Land of dead in one of the cardinal directions Icy inferno. (Cf. E481.6.1.) Land of dead in sky King of world of dead. (Cf. E481.1.1.)

Filed beside it

Abode of animal souls. (Cf. E730.1.) Three worlds of dead Men must enter spirit world armed Land of shades. Everything is done by unseen people Land of skulls Glowing beds of dead. Youth in land of dead puts staff into one of the beds. The iron glows and the wood burns Abode of the dead – miscellaneous

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Man and wife escape from land of dead upon a vine. (Cf. E481.)

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Tabu: drinking Transformation to escape from captivity Magic rain. (Cf. D910.) Magic mantle (cloak) Magic head-wear Boat made by magic Magic formula (charm) Magic object renders invisible Magic calabash renders invisible. (Cf. D965.2.) Descent to lower world of dead (Hell, Hades) River entrance to lower world Dead place net across river to prevent living man from returning to earth. (Cf. F105.)

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