Ascent to upper world by magic

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Ascent to upper world by magic.

Marvels. · Other world journeys. · The upper world. · Transportation to or from upper world. · view the constellation · filed as F68

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Scholars’ trail — 5references

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
JapaneseIkeda
MaoriBeckwith Myth 250
N. Am. Indian*Thompson Star Husband 120f.
AfricaWerner African 136.

Within the index

Filed under Transportation to or from upper world.

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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 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 heaven by holding on to elephant's tail Time involved in upper world journey

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