Animals in otherworld pass in and out of church and become human beings — Mythoi

Motif

Animals in otherworld pass in and out of church and become human beings.

Marvels. · Other world journeys. · Miscellaneous otherworlds. · Otherworld – miscellaneous motifs. · view the constellation · filed as F171.5

Cited in the index

general Type 471.

Within the index

Filed under Extraordinary sights in otherworld.

Filed beside it

Enigmatic happenings in otherworld, which are later explained 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 Mysterious punishments in otherworld Unseen hands lave feet in otherworld Demon eats sand; gambler lives wretched life in otherworld

Carried in tale types

The Bridge to the Otherworld · ATU 471 4 recorded variants

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