μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Soul journeys from the body.

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

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth *Cross
  • Norwegian Solheim Register 16
  • Estonian Loorits Grundzüge I 289–295, 305–311
  • Slavic Máchal 227
  • India Thompson-Balys
  • Chinese Werner 267 → on our shelf: Myths & Legends of China, Chapter X
  • Japanese Ikeda
  • Eskimo (Greenland) Rasmussen III 171, 178, (West Hudson Bay): Boas BAM XV 326
  • N. Am. Indian Hultkrantz 241–291.
  • general *Frazer Golden Bough III 36ff.
  • general Penzer I 37 n. 1. *Celtic: H. Hartmann Ueber Krankheit, Tod und Jenseitsvorstellungen in Irland (Erster Teil: Krankheit und Fairyentrückung) (Halle, 1942)
Within the index

Filed under Soul leaves or enters the body.

11 finer motifs beneath it
Mark inflicted on wandering soul seen on body after soul's return Soul wanders from body in sleep. Dreams explained as experiences of the soul on these wanderings 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
Filed beside it
Souls of human beings seen in dream Soul leaves body at death Wraiths of persons separate from body Soul leaves one body and enters another Soul enters body and animates it Relation of body to soul Evil spirit possesses person
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Blind god. Hödhr Goddess of mercy Animal as servant to man Animal as domestic servant Helpful tiger Transformation: man to tiger Transformation: instruments of torture to lotus flowers Magic object acquired as reward for religious austerities Magic peach Magic hairpin Magic waters and medicines Magic salve (ointment)
Carried in tale types

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