μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Journey to see deity. Usually to the upper world.

Marvels. · Other world journeys. · The upper world. · Journey to upper world. · view the constellation · filed as F12

Filed across the traditions
  • India *Thompson-Balys
  • Tuamotu Stimson MS (T-G. 3/79)
  • Africa (Ekoi) Talbot 18, 184.
  • general *Type 460A
  • general *Aarne FFC XXIII 124. Jewish: *Neuman
Within the index

Filed under Journey to upper world. Most references for F0 discuss this motif.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Journey to sky-god Grieving mortal taken by god of the dead up to otherworld to identify his son, who has just died Men taken by Brahma to Siva so they can petition him personally Journey to heaven to see Buddha
Filed beside it
Return from upper world Man taken to upper world sees all that happens on earth Journey to heaven (upper-world paradise) Man admitted into heaven but must not find fault Visit to star-world Visit to land of moon Visit to land of the sun

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