μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Challenge at entrance of otherworld. The adventurer challenges or is challenged.

Marvels. · Other world journeys. · Miscellaneous otherworlds. · Access to otherworld. · view the constellation · filed as F150.3

Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth *Cross.
Within the index

Filed under Access to otherworld.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Shield hung on pole in front of otherworld palace as signal that adventurer must fight with owner Standing stone surrounded by withe as challenge at entrance of otherworld. (Cf. F149.1.)
Filed beside it
Way to otherworld hard to find Entrance to other world guarded by monsters (or animals) Road to otherworld Bridge to otherworld Otherworld reached by diving into water (of well or lake) Path to sun on sun's rays (eyelashes). (Cf. F152.1.2.) Journey to otherworld by clinging magically to an object Door to otherworld. (Cf. F91.) Journey to otherworld in boat Pit entrance to otherworld. (Cf. F92.) Other means to reach the otherworld

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