μῦθοι Mythoi
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Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth *Cross.
  • general Hdwb. d. Abergl. s. v. "Arme Seelen"
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Filed under Perils of the soul.

10 finer motifs beneath it
Soul in jeopardy after leaving body Soul carried off by demon (Devil) Raven carries off souls of damned Lost soul in raven feathers Hell-hounds accompany soul to lower world Soul bound for hell given sight of heaven Lost soul gnawed by worms Souls of dead eaten by sky-spirits Souls of wicked eaten by deity Precautions 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 death Perilous path for soul to world of dead. (Cf. F151.1.) Journey of soul to world of dead on reindeer Soul leaves possessions on road to final resting place Souls at Judgment Day Saved souls Destination of the soul Contest over souls. (Cf. E754.1.) The soul prays Rejoicing at arrival of rich man in heaven. Event so rare as to cause rejoicing. Poor man enters unnoticed The soul – miscellaneous
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Death in sin (damnation) by cursing. (Cf. E752.)

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