μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Filed across the traditions
  • India *Thompson-Balys
  • Japanese Ikeda
  • N. Am. Indian *Thompson Tales 348 nn. 252, 253.
  • general Eskimo (Mackenzie area): Jenness 154
Within the index

Filed under Journey to terrestrial otherworlds.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Journey to serpent kingdom Journey to land of elephants Journey to land of crocodiles
Filed beside it
Wonder voyages Journey to earthly paradise. Land of happiness. (Cf. F132.1.) Journey to Land of Women. Island of women, land of maidens, country of the Amazons, etc Land of men Journey inside the earth Journey to the Land of the Unborn Journey to the Land of the Immortals Journey to the Land of the Thunders Journey to Mother of Time Journey to world of spirits Journey to land of giants Journey to land of little men (pygmies) Journey to land of demons Journey to otherworld where people are made whole (cured) Journey to land without sky: takes whole life. Premature aging Miscellaneous otherworlds
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Animal kingdom (or community) Various animals tried out as wives. Only one accepted Horse paramour

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