Stith Thompson motif index · Motif

Thompson A651 — Hierarchy of worlds

A651
Thompson motif reference
A
Mythological Motifs
0
Associated ATU tale types
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Description

Motif

Hierarchy of worlds. A series of worlds, one above the other.—Irish myth: Cross; Egyptian: Müller 366 n. 7; Siberian: Holmberg Siberian 307, 309f., 410; Hindu: Keith 15, 134, 228; India: *Thompson-Balys.—N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 287 n. 58, Alexander N. Am. 7, 60, 105, 136, 263, *275 n. 11 (Eskimo, Cherokee, Mandan, Kiowa, Thompson River, Bella Coola); Aztec: Alexander Lat. Am. 52f.; Maya: ibid. 140; Amazon: ibid. 307; Bororo: ibid. 296; S. Am. Indian (Chaco): Métraux MAFLS XL 24, Métraux BBAE CXLIII (1) 366, (Witoto): Métraux MAFLS XL 25; Chuckchee: Bogoras AA n. s. IV 590; Maori: Dixon 59.—Cf. Icel.: De la Saussaye 346 n. 4.

Associated ATU tale types

Concordance

No ATU tale type in the current concordance points to this Thompson motif.

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