Journey to hell to recover devil's contract — Mythoi

Motif

Journey to hell to recover devil's contract.

Marvels. · Other world journeys. · The lower world. · Journey to lower world. · view the constellation · filed as F81.2

Cited in the index

general Type 756B
general *Andrejev FFC LXIX 71ff.

Within the index

Filed under Descent to lower world of dead (Hell, Hades).

Filed beside it

Orpheus. Journey to land of dead to bring back person from the dead Journey to hell to circumcize child Journey to hell to retrieve soul of mother Journey to lower world to get treasures Souls redeemed from hell in shape of sheep

Carried in tale types

Robber Madej (previously The Devil's Contract) · ATU 756B 108 recorded variants

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