Soul in animal form. (Cf. E721.1.2.4, E722.1.4, E734.2.) — Mythoi

Motif

Soul in animal form. (Cf. E721.1.2.4, E722.1.4, E734.2.)

The dead. · The soul. · Soul in animal form. · view the constellation · filed as E730

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Filed across the traditions

England Baughman
Icelandic *MacCulloch Eddic 233
Siberian Holmberg Siberian 473
N. Am. Indian Hultkrantz 266f., 496.
general Bugiel RTP XVII 602
general Tobler 19
general Montenegrin: Máchal 228

Within the index

8 finer motifs beneath it

Souls of animals Soul in form of mammal Soul in form of bird. (Cf. G251.1.1.) Soul in form of reptile Soul in form of insect Soul in form of fish Soul in form of amphibian Soul in form of a mythical animal

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Soul of sleeper prevented from returning to his body when soul as bee leaves body and enters hole in wall beside which he is sleeping. (Cf. E734.2.) Soul leaves the body in form of bird. (Cf. E732.) Soul in form of bee

Carried in tale types

Dream of Treasure Bought · ATU 1645A 1 recorded variant

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