μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Heathen city surrounded by a yellow river, furious and impassable.

Marvels. · Extraordinary places and things. · Extraordinary cities. · view the constellation · filed as F767.1

Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth Cross.
Within the index

Filed under Inaccessible city.

Filed beside it
City protected by red-hot iron floor around it City inaccessible to death
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Perilous river as barrier to otherworld. (Cf. F767.1.)

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