Giant shot into upper world by means of magic bow

Motif

Giant shot into upper world by means of magic bow.

Marvels. · Other world journeys. · The upper world. · Transportation to or from upper world. · view the constellation · filed as F65

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

N. Am. IndianAlexander N. Am. 163.

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Filed under Transportation to or from upper world.

1 finer motif beneath it

Ascent to upper world on arrow. (Cf. F53.)

Filed beside it

Person wafted to sky Bird carries person to or from upper world Person carried to upper world by deity (spirit)Journey to upper world by keeping thoughts continually on heaven 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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