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Quest to lower world for lost words.

Tests. · Tests of prowess: quests. · Nature of quests. · Quests to the other world. · Quest to lower world. · view the constellation · filed as H1276

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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 for money (treasure) in hell Quest to confines of hell for blood of sorceress Quest to devil for answer to riddle questions. (Cf. H1282, H1283, H1284, H1292.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Tabu: drinking Transformation to escape from captivity Boat made by magic Magic formula (charm) Land of the dead Descent to lower world of dead (Hell, Hades) River entrance to lower world Dead place net across river to prevent living man from returning to earth. (Cf. F105.) Dead oppose return of living from land of the dead. (Cf. F93.1.1.) Quest for unknown magic words. Hero seeks them on the heads of swallows, the necks of swans, the backs of geese, and the tongues of reindeer

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