μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • Irish myth*Cross.
  • general Hdwb. d. Abergl. s. v. "Arme Seelen"
Within the index

Filed under Perils of the soul.

10 finer motifs beneath it
Soul in jeopardy after leaving bodySoul carried off by demon (Devil)Raven carries off souls of damnedLost soul in raven feathersHell-hounds accompany soul to lower worldSoul bound for hell given sight of heavenLost soul gnawed by wormsSouls of dead eaten by sky-spiritsSouls of wicked eaten by deityPrecautions taken with corpse before burial to prevent evil spirits from getting, using body. (Cf. E431.)
Filed beside it
Soul cannot enter heaven till body is buried. (Cf. E235.2.)Souls wander after deathPerilous path for soul to world of dead. (Cf. F151.1.)Journey of soul to world of dead on reindeerSoul leaves possessions on road to final resting placeSouls at Judgment DaySaved soulsDestination of the soulContest over souls. (Cf. E754.1.)The soul praysRejoicing at arrival of rich man in heaven. Event so rare as to cause rejoicing. Poor man enters unnoticedThe soul – miscellaneous
Travels with
Death in sin (damnation) by cursing. (Cf. E752.)

wander