River as barrier to otherworld. (Cf. F162.2.)

Motif

River as barrier to otherworld. (Cf. F162.2.)

Marvels. · Other world journeys. · Miscellaneous otherworlds. · Bounds of the otherworld. · view the constellation · filed as F141.1

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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.

Icelandic*Boberg
India*Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Water barrier to otherworld.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Perilous river as barrier to otherworld. (Cf. F767.1.)River that cannot be crossed by mortals River between the realms of giants and gods never freezes

Filed beside it

Otherworld beyond water confused with otherworld under water Otherworld beyond water confused with otherworld under hill Mist as barrier to otherworld Waves form high wall around otherworld isle Waterfall as barrier to otherworld

Travels with

Rivers in otherworld. (Cf. A671.2.2.6, F141.1.)

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