Person carried to upper world by deity (spirit)

Motif

Person carried to upper world by deity (spirit).

Marvels. · Other world journeys. · The upper world. · Transportation to or from upper world. · view the constellation · filed as F63

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Scholars’ trail — 3references

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.

India*Thompson-Balys
general S. Am. Indian (Tapirape): Wagley-Baldao BBAE CXLIII (3) 178
general Africa (Ila, Rhodesia): Smith and Dale II 348.

Within the index

Filed under Transportation to or from upper world.

4 finer motifs beneath it

Mortal taken to heaven by heavenly maidens Mortal taken to heaven by angel Mortal taken to heaven by sun Ascent to upper world by holding on to morning star

Filed beside it

Person wafted to sky Bird carries person to or from upper world Journey to upper world by keeping thoughts continually on heaven Giant shot into upper world by means of magic bow Journey to upper world on horseback White sheep carries to upper world, black to lower Ascent to upper world by magic Ascent to heaven by holding on to elephant's tail Time involved in upper world journey

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