Quest for money (treasure) in hell — Mythoi

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Quest for money (treasure) in hell.

Tests. · Tests of prowess: quests. · Nature of quests. · Quests to the other world. · Quest to lower world. · view the constellation · filed as H1275

Filed across the traditions

Icelandic Egils saga ok Ásmundar 391, Boberg
Indonesian De Vries's list 161.
general Fb "gjedebuk" I 440, "helvede" I 589a

Within the index

Filed under Quest to lower world.

Filed beside it

Quest for Cerberus in hell: to be brought to earth Quest for devils in hell; hero brings them back with him Quest to devil for objects Quest in hell for three dragon feathers. (Cf. B11.) Quest to lower world for lost words Quest to confines of hell for blood of sorceress Quest to devil for answer to riddle questions. (Cf. H1282, H1283, H1284, H1292.)

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