Otherworld reached by diving into water (of well or lake)

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Otherworld reached by diving into water (of well or lake).

Marvels. · Other world journeys. · Miscellaneous otherworlds. · Access to otherworld. · view the constellation · filed as F153

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Scholars’ trail — 6references

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.

Irish myth*Cross
JewishNeuman
IndiaThompson-Balys
Philippine (Tinguian)Cole 148
TuamotuStimson MS (z-G 3/1301).
general *Brown Iwain 76

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Underground channel to otherworld

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Way to otherworld hard to find Entrance to other world guarded by monsters (or animals)Challenge at entrance of otherworld. The adventurer challenges or is challenged Road to otherworld Bridge to otherworld 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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