μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Soul wanders from body in sleep. Dreams explained as experiences of the soul on these wanderings.

The dead. · The soul. · Soul leaves or enters the body. · view the constellation · filed as E721.1

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Icelandic Boberg
  • Irish Plummer clxxii, *Cross
  • Spanish Exempla Keller
  • Lithuanian Balys Index No. 3520
  • Jewish *Neuman
  • India *Thompson-Balys
  • Chinese Werner 93 → on our shelf: Myths & Legends of China, Chapter IV
  • Siberian Holmberg Siberian 473f.
  • Hawaii Beckwith Myth 144, 173f.
  • Cook Islands Clark 81
  • Marquesas Handy 81
  • Easter Island Métraux Ethnology 56, 363
  • Eskimo (Greenland) Holm 62
  • Africa (Fang) Trilles 133.
  • general *Frazer Golden Bough III 36ff.
  • general Fb "sjæl" III 213a
  • general Tobler 22, 37, 67
  • general Herbert III 209
  • general Oesterley Gesta Romanorum No. 172. English: Guy of Warwick (EETS extra ser. XXV) lines 9358ff.
Within the index

Filed under Soul journeys from the body.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Sleeper not to be awakened, since soul is absent Soul of sleeper prevented from returning to his body
Filed beside it
Mark inflicted on wandering soul seen on body after soul's return Body in trance while soul is absent Wandering soul cause of sickness Wandering soul detained by ghosts Wandering soul assumes various shapes On return to body soul crosses on scythe-blade as bridge Soul leaves body to visit hell (heaven). (Cf. V511.1, V511.2.) Soul leaves body to converse with dead Soul of embryo wanders Soul takes voyage
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
God with many eyes Banquets of the gods Fight of the gods and giants Death of the gods Resurrection of gods Star-god Goddess of north star Rank of the gods in Hades Door-gods Kitchen-gods God of happiness God of wealth

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