μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
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.

  • Irish myth*Cross.
  • general Patch Other World 377 s. v. "gate"
Within the index

Filed under Access to otherworld.

5 finer motifs beneath it
Door to otherworld island sounds sleep-bringing musicDoor to otherworld island in supporting pedestalPerilous revolving wheel at entrance to otherworldSlamming (falling) door to otherworldEleven portals to otherworld
Filed beside it
Way to otherworld hard to findEntrance to other world guarded by monsters (or animals)Challenge at entrance of otherworld. The adventurer challenges or is challengedRoad to otherworldBridge to otherworldOtherworld 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 objectJourney to otherworld in boatPit entrance to otherworld. (Cf. F92.)Other means to reach the otherworld
Travels with
Door (gate) entrance to lower world

wander