Man sinks into earth — Mythoi

Motif

Man sinks into earth.

Marvels. · Extraordinary occurrences. · Extraordinary underground (underwater) disappearance. · view the constellation · filed as F942

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Filed across the traditions

U.S. Baughman
Jewish *Neuman
India Thompson-Balys
Eskimo (Greenland) Rink 372, Rasmussen III 185, (Smith Sound): Kroeber JAFL XII 182
West Indies Flowers 438.

Within the index

Filed under Extraordinary underground (underwater) disappearance.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Ground opens and swallows up person Ground cut from under adversary Earth opens at man's command

Filed beside it

Building sinks into earth Sinking into mud in duel City sinks in the sea Person gradually submerged by sea Ground opens and swallows forest Object sinks into earth Extraordinary underground (underwater) disappearance – miscellaneous

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