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• Woman who fell from the sky. – Daughter of the sky-chief falls from the sky, is caught by birds, and lowered to the surface of the water. She becomes the creator. A21.1
• Goddess divides time between upper and lower worlds. Persephone spends six months on earth and six in Hades. A316
• Goddess (god) of flowers. A434
• Culture hero returns and aids followers in battle. A581.2
• Creation from duck's eggs. Upper vault from half shell, lower vault from half shell, moonbeams from whites, sunshine from yellows, starlight from motley parts, clouds from dark parts. A641.2
• Series of lower worlds. A651.2
• Two lower worlds. A651.2.1
• Three lower worlds. A651.2.2
• Seven lower worlds. A651.2.3
• River connecting earth and upper and lower worlds. A657
• Nature of the lower world. A670
• Hell. Lower world of torment. A671
• Stygian river. River in lower world. In Greek myth five such rivers in Hades, Styx (hate), Acheron (mourning), Kokytus (lamentation), Lethe (forgetfulness) and Pyrephlegethon (flame). A672
• Ferryman on river in lower world (Charon). A672.1
• Hound of hell. Cerberus (monstrous dog) guards the bridge to the lower world. A673
• Judges in the lower world. A675
• Hole to lower world up which people come. A682
• Nature of the lower world – miscellaneous. A689
• Sun at night lowers arm. The sun, a man, lies with arm uplifted. The shining comes from his armpits. When his arm is lowered the shining ceases. A722.5
• Moon's phases caused by watcher's death. Moon is hung in tree and is tended by four men. As one dies it loses a quarter. Later it is united in the lower world. A755.2
• Emergence of tribe from lower world. A1631
• Emergence of tribe from lower world stopped by fat woman or pregnant woman who becomes lodged in the hole of egress. A1631.1
• Why there is meat in front of the caribou's lower legs. A2371.2.5
• Women transformed into flowers. A2611.0.4.1
• Flowers from under the feet of Virgin Mary. (Cf. A2650.) A2621.1
• Origin of flowers. (Cf. A2617.1, A2621.1.) A2650
• Why the mogli flower and the lime are cursed by gods. A2721.6
• Why willow flowers do not bear fruit. A2771.10
• Why no one can find flower of wild fig. A2791.4
• Sundry characteristics of flowers. A2795
• Why some flowers have no scent. A2795.1
• Beast-men in the lower world. B20.2
• Garuda-bird. Lower part man, upper part bird. B56
• Fox holds in its mouth a beautiful flower which he gives to hero. B584.1
• Tabu: eating in lower world. C211.2
• Tabu: expressing surprise in lower world of dead. C413
• Tabu: touching (plucking) flowers. C515
• Transformation: man (woman) to flower. D212
• Transformation: flower to person. D431.1
• Image of boy made of flowers comes to life. D435.1.3
• Transformation: flowers to other object. D451.4
• Transformation: flowers to gold beads. D451.4.0.1
• Transformation: bread to flower. D454.2.1
• Transformation: instruments of torture to lotus flowers. D454.16
• Transformation: drops of blood to flowers. D457.1.3
• Transformation: flowers to gold and silver. D475.1.18
• Transformation: bog to flowery mead (through power of saint). D479.1
• Transformation by plucking flowers in enchanted garden. D515
• Transformation by eating flower. D551.2.4
• Transformation by smelling flower. D564.2
• Transformation by touching with flower. D565.8
• Transformation by pinching flower (life token). D565.8.1
• Transformation by placing bewitched flower on head. D596.1
• Flower by day; girl by night. D621.2.2
• Disenchantment from flower by breaking stalk. D711.4
• Disenchantment from flower by plucking it. D711.4.1
• Disenchantment by throwing a flower. D712.3.3
• Disenchantment from fruit (flower) by opening it. D721.5
• Disenchantment by flower. D771.11
• Magic object received from the dead in lower world. D812.4.1
• Extraordinary flower preserves its freshness so long as it remains unperceived by anyone other than owner. D877.2
• Magic flower. D975
• Magic lotus-flower. (Cf. D965.6, D1641.15.) D975.1
• Magic plant (flower) shows location of treasure. (Cf. D965, D975.) D1314.7
• Magic flower renders invisible. (Cf. D975.) D1361.6
• Flowers cause magic sleep. (Cf. D975.) D1364.3
• When spying follower accidentally touches holy man's cloak he loses his eyesight and falls down senseless. (Cf. D1053.) D1410.8
• Flowers fall from lips. D1454.2.1
• Flowers from tears. D1454.4.3
• Treasure-giving magic flower (gold and silver). (Cf. D975.) D1463.5
• Magic flower pot bears plants with gold letters and leaves. (Cf. D965.) D1469.1
• Grass and flowers which grew upon a saint's grave are good for cures. (Cf. D975.) D1503.10.1
• Magic flower restores sight. (Cf. D975.) D1505.9
• Magic flower thrown into lake causes waters to follow in the footsteps of the one who throws it in. (Cf. D975.) D1547.2
• Air made fragrant with odors of flowers by spell. (Cf. D1273.) D1599.2
• Chariot collects flowers by itself. (Cf. D1114.) D1601.33
• Speaking flower. (Cf. D975.) D1610.4
• Speaking lotus flower. (Cf. D975.1.) D1610.4.1
• Silver cock, sitting on a flower, crows. D1620.2.2.1
• Extraordinary flower; rays of golden light fall from it. (Cf. D975.) D1645.11
• Flower bends only to certain person. (Cf. D975.) D1648.2
• Magic tree shoots forth leaf, flower, and fruit at once. (Cf. D950.) D1667.1
• Scent of flowers from laughter. D1773.1
• Faster one walks, longer the trail. The slower, the shorter. D1783.3
• Sea appears like flowery plain. (Cf. F931.3.1.) D2151.1.4
• Magic reinforcements. Hero's followers magically multiplied or whole new army conjured up. D2163.2
• Saint protects followers against bullets by stretching sheet over their heads. D2163.9
• Flowers magically kept from withering. D2167.3
• Flower produced by magic. D2178.9
• Flowers drop on washing hands. D2193
• Flower blooms when touched. D2195.1
• Resuscitation by plucking the flower into which one is incarnated. E29.4
• Prince plucks from grave of vampire a flower which later becomes a girl. E251.2.2
• Tear from upper world of mortals falls on departed in lower world. Dead brother sends message of comfort to living. E361.1
• Ghost of murdered girl appears and lends jewels needed for a ball in exchange for flowers. E363.5.1
• Land of dead in lower world. E481.1
• Old woman ruler of dead in lower world. (Cf. A481.9.) E481.1.1
• Houses in lower world of dead. (Cf. F163, F220.) E481.1.2
• Ball game in lower world. (Cf. E577.1.) E494
• Dead in lower world complain about odor of human visitor. E499.4