Special kinds of sky-rope — Mythoi

Motif

Special kinds of sky-rope.

Marvels. · Other world journeys. · The upper world. · Access to upper world. · view the constellation · filed as F51.1

Attested across traditions

North American Indigenous Tales of the North American Indians , Tale 52 receipt

Within the index

Filed under Sky-rope. Access to upper world by means of a rope.

7 finer motifs beneath it

Spider-web sky-rope. (Cf. F101.7.) Spider makes web on which ascent or descent is accomplished Vine as sky-rope Stalk as sky-rope Chaff sky-rope Rope of god's own hair Iron chain hanging from heaven Sky-rope of mucus

Filed beside it

Sky-rope shot by means of arrow Four sky-ropes Sky-basket. Ascent to or descent from upper world in a basket

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Culture heroes brothers Stretching objects Tree to upper world

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