Marvels

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• Magic fountain in otherworld. (Cf. F162.1.2.2.) F162.8
• Fountain of any temperature desired in otherworld. F162.8.1
• Fountains in otherworld – one or more streams flow into each, one or more out. F162.8.2
• Musical fountain in otherworld. F162.8.3
• Mountains in otherworld. F162.9
• Buildings in otherworld. F163
• Castle in otherworld. F163.1
• Revolving castle in otherworld. F163.1.1
• Golden castle in otherworld. F163.1.2
• Castles thatched with golden shields in otherworld. F163.1.3
• Castles of gold and silver in otherworld. F163.1.4
• Castles thatched with silver in otherworld. (Cf. F163.3.2.) F163.1.5
• Church (chapel) in otherworld. F163.2
• Temple in otherworld. F163.2.1
• Temple of jewels in otherworld. F163.2.1.1
• Fiery temple in otherworld. F163.2.2
• House in otherworld. (Cf. F147.) F163.3
• House of gold and crystal in otherworld. (Cf. F169.2.) F163.3.1
• House of silver in otherworld. (Cf. F163.1.5.) F163.3.2
• House in underworld lined with human eyes. F163.3.2.1
• House in underworld made of bones of dead. F163.3.2.2
• Gigantic mill in otherworld. F163.4
• Fortress in otherworld. F163.5
• Fortress of metal (gold, silver, etc.) in otherworld. F163.5.1
• Stronghold in otherworld. F163.6
• Tower in otherworld. F163.7
• Tower hanging in the air in the otherworld. (Cf. H1036.) F163.7.1
• Habitable caves and mounds in otherworld. F164
• Characteristics of otherworld dwellings. F165
• Doors in otherworld. F165.1
• One hundred doors in palace of otherworld king. F165.1.0.1
• Magic revolving wheel at door of otherworld dun (stronghold). F165.1.0.2
• Doors of gold (crystal) in otherworld dwelling. F165.1.1
• Otherworld dwellings open only at certain times. F165.2
• Rooms in otherworld dwellings. F165.3
• Hall of glass in otherworld. F165.3.1
• Chamber with crystal ceiling in otherworld. F165.3.1.1
• Jewelled walls in otherworld dwelling. F165.3.2
• Floors of silver in otherworld dwelling. F165.3.3
• Wattling of silver in otherworld dwelling. F165.3.4
• Windows in otherworld. (Cf. A661.0.6.) F165.3.5
• Crystal bower with "bright windows" as otherworld dwelling. F165.3.5.1
• Table always set in otherworld dwellings. F165.4
• House in otherworld thatched with wings of birds. F165.5
• Only joy felt in otherworld dwelling. F165.6
• Otherworld (fairyland) as place of sorrowful captivity. F165.6.1
• Fire in otherworld dwelling. F165.7
• Four columns around fire in otherworld castle. F165.7.1
• Copper-colored house in lower world. F165.8
• Furniture and objects in the otherworld. F166
• All furniture and objects in otherworld of gold. F166.0.1
• Treasure and jewels in otherworld. F166.1
• "Silver Bowl" (Grail) in otherworld. F166.1.1
• Gold-producing spring in otherworld. F166.2
• Extraordinary clothes in otherworld. F166.3
• Otherworld clothing never wears out. F166.3.1
• Magic objects in otherworld. F166.4
• King's crown in well in otherworld. F166.4.1
• Magic cauldron (vessel) in otherworld. F166.4.2
• Altar in otherworld. F166.5
• Thrones in otherworld. F166.6
• Curtains in otherworld. F166.7
• Beds in otherworld. F166.8
• Canopies in otherworld. F166.9
• Tables in otherworld. F166.10
• Abundant food in otherworld. F166.11
• Inhabitants of otherworld. F167
• Animals in otherworld. F167.1
• Beasts in otherworld. F167.1.1
• Dogs in otherworld. (Cf. A673.) F167.1.1.1
• Birds in otherworld. F167.1.2
• Otherworld islands of birds. F167.1.2.1
• Insects in otherworld. F167.1.3
• Bees in otherworld. F167.1.3.1
• Other animals in otherworld. F167.1.4
• Giant clams in otherworld. F167.1.4.1
• Dwarfs in otherworld. (Cf. F451.) F167.2
• Giants in otherworld. (Cf. F531.) F167.3
• People in otherworld walk on their heads. F167.4
• People in otherworld stand on their heads and pound yams with their heads. F167.4.1
• Headless people in otherworld. F167.5
• Handless people in otherworld. F167.6
• Footless people in otherworld. F167.7
• Otherworld people unacquainted with fire. F167.8
• Otherworld people ever young, ever beautiful. F167.9
• Otherworld people rejuvenated on reaching old age. F167.9.1
• No carnal sin in otherworld. F167.10
• Monstrous creatures in otherworld. F167.11
• Serpents (monsters) in otherworld. F167.11.1
• Hogs with bath of molten lead (iron) in otherworld. F167.11.2
• King of otherworld. F167.12
• Mortal marries king of otherworld. F167.12.1
• Angels in otherworld. (Cf. V230.) F167.13
• Otherworld inhabitants segregated. F167.14
• Portion of otherworld for women. F167.14.1
• Great tattooer in otherworld. F167.15
• Beings born in otherworld suffer from excessive heat. F167.16
• Villages in otherworld. F168
• Nature of the otherworld – miscellaneous. F169
• Pillars of silver and glass in otherworld. F169.1
• Pillars of bronze in otherworld. F169.1.1
• Pillars of gold in otherworld. F169.1.2
• Four-sided silver column on otherworld island. F169.1.3
• Walls of crystal in otherworld. (Cf. F163.3.1.) F169.2
• Ship of glass in otherworld. F169.3
• Silver fishnet in otherworld. F169.4
• Fence of metal or crystal in otherworld. F169.5
• Gold chain as support in otherworld. F169.6
• Coldness of otherworld. F169.7
• Fire in otherworld makes one feel colder. F169.7.1
• Abundance in otherworld. F169.8
• Pleasant fragrance in otherworld. F169.9
• Otherworld – miscellaneous motifs. F170
• Extraordinary sights in otherworld. F171
• Enigmatic happenings in otherworld, which are later explained. F171.0.1
• Fat and lean kine in otherworld. F171.1
• Broad and narrow road in otherworld. F171.2
• People and things that strike one another in otherworld. F171.3
• Fighting animals seen in otherworld. Rams and she-goats or wild boars. F171.4
• Animals in otherworld pass in and out of church and become human beings. F171.5
• Mysterious punishments in otherworld. F171.6
• Man in otherworld loaded down with wood. Then more and more put on him. F171.6.1
• People in otherworld pour water into tub full of holes. F171.6.2
• Trying to get a beam through a door crosswise in otherworld. F171.6.3
• People in otherworld with horses both before and behind wagon. They pull against each other. F171.6.4
• Man in otherworld kindles fire. It burns out repeatedly while he is gathering more wood. F171.6.5
• People in otherworld thatch house with birds' wings. Thatch blows away while they go for more. F171.6.6
• Unseen hands lave feet in otherworld. F171.7
• Demon eats sand; gambler lives wretched life in otherworld. F171.8
• No time, no birth, no death in otherworld. F172
• No gloom, no envy, etc. in otherworld. F172.1
• Otherworld land of happiness. (Cf. F165.6, F167.9, F169.8.) F173
• Otherworld land of pleasure. F173.1
• Otherworld land of peace. F173.2
• Perpetual feasts in otherworld. F173.3
• Hero carried off to otherworld by his supernatural wives. F174
• Hero forces otherworld person's wife to tell him way to otherworld. F174.1
• Magic music lures to otherworld journey. F175
• Hero fights in otherworld and overcomes king (queen), or fairy. F176
• Hero fights giants who ruin fairyland. F176.1
• "Heavenly Academy" in otherworld. F177
• Court in otherworld. F177.1
• Colors of the otherworld. F178
• Red as otherworld color. F178.1
• Green as otherworld color. F178.2
• Lovemaking in otherworld. F181
• Mortals held by magic in otherworld. F182
• Foods in otherworld. F183
• Automatic service in otherworld: any sort of food desired furnished. F183.1
• Otherworld king. F184
• Wounded otherworld king in Ireland. F184.1
• Otherworld queen. F185
• Additional otherworld motifs. F199
• Fairies (elves). See also F420 (Water Spirits), F451 (Dwarfs) and F460 (Mountain Spirits) for many common motifs. F200
• Pixies (little people unseen but often audible and occasionally caught). F200.1
• Bongas. Roughly equivalent to fairies. Generally malevolent, but often not. F201
• Little people from the sky. (Cf. F215.) F205
• Fairyland. F210
• Tabu: fighting battle in fairyland. F210.1
• Fairyland under hollow knoll. Usually entered under roots of trees. F211
• Prehistoric burial mounds as dwellings of fairies. F211.0.1
• Contrast between people of the fairy mounds and inhabitants of the Land of Promise. F211.0.2
• Tuatha Dé Danann, conquerors of Ireland, are overcome by invaders. (Maic Milid, "Milesians," Gaels) and betake themselves into hills. F211.0.2.1
• Entrance to fairyland through door in knoll. F211.1
• Door to fairyland opens once a year. F211.1.1
• Fairies emerge on Hallowe'en. F211.1.1.1
• Fairies emerge on St. John's night. F211.1.1.2
• Fairyland entrance under stone. F211.2
• Fairies live under earth. F211.3
• Fairyland under water. F212
• Water fairies. F212.0.1
• Fairyland entered through well. F212.1
• Fairyland on island. F213
• Magic boat to fairyland. F213.1
• Fairies ferried across stream. F213.2
• Sea-riding horse carries mortals to fairyland. F213.3
• Trolls (fairies) live in range of hills. F214
• Fairies live in star-world. (Cf. F205.) F215
• Fairyland in sky. F215.1
• Fairies in heaven. F215.1.1
• Peris in sky-world. F215.2
• Fairies live in forest. F216
• Fairies live in trees by stream. F216.1
• Bonga lives in tree. F216.2
• Congregating places of fairies. F217
• Fairy lights seen in low places. F217.1
• Fairies assemble at milestone. F217.2
• Fairies assemble at cross-roads. F217.3
• Other dwelling places of fairies. F219
• Fairies dwell in the next country. F219.1
• Garden in fairyland. F219.2
• Fairies dwell in land to the east. F219.3
• Dwelling of fairies. F220
• House of fairy. F221
• Fairy house disappears at dawn. F221.1
• Bonga house filled with snakes, tigers, and lions. F221.2
• Fairies have a pretty room in hill. F221.3
• Fairy family lives in neat cottage. F221.4
• Fairy house without doors. F221.5
• Fairy castle. F222