Lands with extraordinary names. Land of the boot, the towel, the walking-stick, and the like — Mythoi

Motif

Lands with extraordinary names. Land of the boot, the towel, the walking-stick, and the like.

Marvels. · Extraordinary places and things. · Extraordinary places. · view the constellation · filed as F703

Filed across the traditions

Chinese Werner 391. → on our shelf: Myths & Legends of China, Chapter XVI
general *Köhler-Bolte I 421. Cf. Type 1940, BP III 129

Within the index

Filed under Extraordinary places.

Filed beside it

Land of plenty. Yields everything to heart's desire Land of fire. (Cf. F753, F756.1, F763, F771.1.11, F785.3.) Land of cold and mist. (Cf. A623.) Artificial paradise and hell to punish and reward Land of darkness Extraordinary kingdom. (Cf. F760.) Countries with one conspicuous lack Other extraordinary countries

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

City-gods Creation of the universe Wild man as king of animals Unusual animal as riding-horse Marriage to person in dog form. (Cf. B635.4, D141.) Marriage to dog in human form Jointed snake can join its segments when it is broken into pieces Tabu: looking under certain bell too soon Journey to Land of Women. Island of women, land of maidens, country of the Amazons, etc Spirits and demons (general) Remarkable persons. Extraordinary size, form, appearance, or habits Headless person with eyes (eye) and mouth on breast

Carried in tale types

The Extraordinary Names · ATU 1940 1 recorded variant

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