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Sky-window. An opening into the sky gives access to upper world.

Marvels. · Other world journeys. · The upper world. · Access to upper world. · view the constellation · filed as F56

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“The dragon is also said to have nine 'resemblances': "its horns resemble those of a deer, its head that of a camel, its eyes those of a devil, its neck that of a snake, its abdomen that of a large cockle, its scales those of a carp, its claws those of an eagle, the soles of its feet those of a tiger, its ears those of an ox;" but some have no ears, the organ of hearing being said to be in the horns, or the creature "hears through its…”

— Myths & Legends of China, Chapter VII · served from our shelf

On our shelf — the index’s citations, resolved to served chapters
Scholars’ trail — 11references

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
  • ChineseWerner 225 → on our shelf: Myths & Legends of China, Chapter VII
  • MelanesianCodrington 365
  • IndonesiaVoorhoeve 64, (Sumatra, Kei Island): Dixon 156
  • TongaGifford 149
  • KoryakJochelson JE VI 301, 307
  • Eskimo (Labrador)Hawkes GSCan XIV 153, (West Hudson Bay): Boas BAM XV 339, (Central Eskimo): Boas RBAE VI 599, (Greenland): Rink 468, Rasmussen III 165, 170, Holm 80
  • N. Am. Indian*Thompson Tales 278 n. 28, Hatt Asiatic Influences 64
  • S. Am. Indian (Warrau)Alexander Lat. Am. 271, Kirchoff BBAE CXLIII (3) 880, (Mojo): ibid (3) 424, (Sherente): Lowie ibid. (1) 515.
  • general Gaster Thespis 181
Within the index

Filed under Access to upper world.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Sky-window from digging or uprooting plant (tree) in upper worldBird pecks hole in sky-roof to give access to upper worldSky-window at horizon
Filed beside it
Sky-rope. Access to upper world by means of a ropeLadder to upper worldAscent to upper world on arrow chain. Hero shoots arrows which join one another in the air to form a chainTree to upper worldMountain reaches to skyRoad to heavenTower (column) to upper worldAccess to upper world – miscellaneous
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Combat between god of light and dragon of oceanGod of waterInexhaustible buckets as source of lakesForm of dragonDragon as compound animal. (Cf. B14.)Dragon's home in bottom of seaDragon's visit to skyDragon's power of self-transformationDragon's power of magic invisibilityDragon guards treasureDragon feeds on treasureDragon as rain-spirit

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