μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Water entrance to lower world.

Marvels. · Other world journeys. · The lower world. · Access to lower world. · view the constellation · filed as F93

Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth Cross
  • Icelandic Boberg
  • India *Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Access to lower world.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Boat to lower world Under-water entrance to lower world River entrance to lower world Lake entrance to lower world
Filed beside it
Door (gate) entrance to lower world Pit entrance to lower world. Entrance through pit, hole, spring, or cavern Stair to lower world Path to lower world Rope to lower world Descent to lower world on animal
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Under-water causeway (to otherworld). (Cf. F93.)

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