Enigmatic happenings in otherworld, which are later explained — Mythoi

Motif

Enigmatic happenings in otherworld, which are later explained.

Marvels. · Other world journeys. · Miscellaneous otherworlds. · Otherworld – miscellaneous motifs. · view the constellation · filed as F171.0.1

Filed across the traditions

Lithuanian Balys Index No. *472
India *Thompson-Balys.
general Type 471
general *Oertel Studien zur vgl. Literaturgeschichte VIII 123
general Köhler-Bolte Zs. f. Vksk. VI 173 (to Gonzenbach No. 88)
general Bolte ibid. XVI 460. Irish: O'Suilleabhain 54, 57, Beal XXI 321f.

Within the index

Filed under Extraordinary sights in otherworld.

Filed beside it

Fat and lean kine in otherworld Broad and narrow road in otherworld People and things that strike one another in otherworld Fighting animals seen in otherworld. Rams and she-goats or wild boars Animals in otherworld pass in and out of church and become human beings Mysterious punishments in otherworld Unseen hands lave feet in otherworld Demon eats sand; gambler lives wretched life in otherworld

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Task: shepherd in God's service tending sheep and following where they go. On the way, he sees many wonderful things. (Cf. F171.0.1.)

Carried in tale types

The Bridge to the Otherworld · ATU 471 4 recorded variants

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