h12 | MapsOfMyths

Name_eng:

The alive person comes to the land of the dead after somebody’s death

Description:

The alive person comes to the land of the dead to bring back somebody who has recently died (besides stories about shamans who journey to the other world to bring back the soul of a sick person) or, having no particular aim, goes there in company of somebody who had recently died or following his or her tracks

Name_rus:

Живой отправляется к мертвым после чей-либо смерти

Description_rus:

Живой приходит в загробный мир, чтобы вернуть умершего (кроме текстов о возвращении шаманом души больного), либо, не имея определенной цели, идет туда в сопровождении или по следам недавно умершего

Motif type:

Cosmology and etiology

Motif group:

08 Queer and monstrous beings, creatures, objects and loci, folk beliefs related to particular phenomena and objects

Motif analysis result:

2. Only those motifs that are found in America (including the Aleuts, Eskimo and Northern Athabaskans)

3. Only those motifs that are found in Central and South America

4. All motifs of category 1 (cosmology) in sub-Saharan Africa and those motifs of category 2 (adventures) which are found in sub-Saharan Africa and widespread in the Indo-Pacific world with scarce or no cases in Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia

Motif analysis result tradition count all:

193

Stith Thompson ID:

F81

Areal ID	Tradition
1.2.3.3	Mbundu (Umbundu, Kimbundu, Chimbundu, Ovimbundu), Kwanyama, Owambo (=Ambo)
1.2.4.2	Sakata
1.3.3.4	Fon
10.2.2.1	Chinese folklore: Anhui, Jiangxi and data without precise provinience (incl Hakka, Min Dong)
10.2.2.3	Sichuan Chinese
10.2.2.8	Chinese of Qinghai and Gansu provinces and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
10.2.3.5	Meo (Hmong) of Thailand, Laos and Northern Vietnam
10.3.1.1	Ainu
10.3.2.4	Japan AD 700-1700
11.2.1.2	St. Lawrence Island Yupik
12.1.1.1	Ingalik (Der Hit’an)
12.1.1.6	Gwich'in (Kutchin, Loucheux)
12.2.1.2	Tlingit
12.2.2.2	Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw)
12.2.2.3	Bella Coola (Nuxalk)
12.3.1.1	Carrier
12.3.2.2	Thompson (Nlaka'pamux)
12.3.3.1	Okanagon, Sanpoil
12.3.3.2	Coeur D'Alene, Kalispel (Pend d'Oreille; incl Spokane)
12.3.4.2	Sechelt (incl Sisiatl), Squamish, Halcomelem
12.3.4.3	Lkungen (Straits; including Samish, Songish, Sooke, Lummi), Klallam
12.3.4.5	Twana (Skokomish)
12.3.4.6	Lower Chehalis, Upper Chehalis, (Lower) Cowlitz
12.3.5.1	Quinault
12.3.6.1	Western Sahaptin (Upper Cowlitz, Klikitat, Tenino, Umatilla, Yakima, Wallawalla)
12.3.6.2	Nez Perce
12.3.7.1	Lower Chinook (Chinook proper)
12.3.7.2	Tillamook
12.3.7.3	Coos
12.3.7.5	Kalapuya
12.3.7.7	Oregon Athabaskans: Lower Umpqua, Tututni (incl Joshua), Upper Coquille, Galice, Tolowa
12.3.7.8	Klamath, Modoc
12.3.7.9	Upper Chinook: Wasco, Wishram, Clackamas, Kathlamet
12.4.1.1	Winnebago
12.4.2.1	Menominee
12.4.2.4	Western Ojibwa (Chippewa)
12.4.2.5	Eastern Ojibwa (Missisauga, Timagami and other groups in eastern Ontario)
12.4.2.7	Algonquin, unspecified Algonkians of the Midwest (probably Old Algonquin)
12.4.2.8	Sauk (Sak, Mesquakie), Fox, Kickapoo
12.4.3.2	Montagnais
12.5.1.1	Micmac
12.5.1.2	Malecite, Passamaquoddy
12.5.1.4	Lenape (Delaware)
12.5.2.1	Huron (incl Wyandot)
12.5.2.2	Five Nations Iroquois (Seneca, Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga)
12.6.1.1	Yurok
12.6.1.3	Karok
12.6.1.4	Shasta; Chimariko
12.6.3.1	Pomo
12.6.4.1	Sierra Miwok
12.6.5.1	Yokuts
12.6.5.2	Northern Foothills Yokuts (Chukchansi, Dumna, Kechayi)
12.6.5.4	Mono (Monache)
12.6.5.5	Tubatulabal
12.6.5.7	Chumash
12.6.6.1	Serrano
12.6.6.2	Gabrielino (Tongva)
12.7.1.1	Northern Paiute (=Paviotso)
12.7.1.9	Ute
12.8.1.1	Hopi
12.8.1.2	Zuni
12.8.2.1	Eastern Keres (Cochiti, Sia, San Felipe, Santo Domingo, Santa Ana, Paguate, Seama)
12.8.2.2	Tewa (San Juan, Santa Clara, San Ildefonso, Tesuque, Nambé; Hano), Tiwa (Taos, Picuris; Sandia, Isleta), Towa (Jemez)
12.8.3.1	Navajo
12.8.4.4	Yuma proper (Quechan), Mohave, Maricopa
12.8.6.1	Seri
13.1.1.1	Blackfoot
13.1.1.2	Sarsee (Tsuu T'ina)
13.1.4.1	Teton (incl Oglala)
13.2.1.1	Pawnee
13.2.1.2	Wichita; Spiro Mound iconography
13.3.1.1	Shawnee
13.3.1.2	Yuchi
13.3.3.2	Alabama, Koasati
13.3.4.1	Cherokee
14.1.1.4	Huichol
14.1.1.6	Tepecano; Tepehuan
14.1.1.7	Western Mexico Nahuatl
14.1.2.3	Nahuan groups of Puebla and Huasteca after AD1900
14.1.3.1	Tepehua, Totonac
14.1.3.2	Gulf Nahuatl
14.1.4.1	Chinantec, Mazatec
14.1.4.2	Mixtec, Trique, Cuicatec; Amuzgo
14.1.4.3	Zapotec, Chatino
14.1.5.1	Tzotzil
14.1.5.2	Tzeltal
14.1.5.3	Chol; pre-Columbian Mayan iconography
14.1.6.1	Yucatec, Itza; pre-Columbian Mayan iconography of Yucatan
14.1.6.2	Lacandon
14.1.7.3	Tojolabal, Chuj, Jacalteca, Kanjobal, Mocho (incl Tuzantec), Acatec
14.2.1.2	Jicaque
14.2.1.3	Paya (Pech), Sumu, Misquito
14.2.3.1	Kuna; XVI century data on Eastern Panama
14.3.1.1	Choco: Embera, Nonama (Waunana), XVI century Dabaiba, pre-Columbian iconography of Sinu
14.3.2.1	Kogi (Cagaba), Sanha, Creols of Aritama Valley
14.3.3.1	Guajiro
14.3.4.2	Yupa (Yukpa)
14.3.4.3	Bari
14.4.1.2	Colorado (Tsachila)
14.4.1.3	XVI century Cañari; Kechua-speaking groups of Azuay, Cañar, Cayambe, Otovalo, Imbabura provinces
14.4.3.1	Ayacucho department (Kechua-speaking communities; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries)
14.4.3.2	Kechua-speaking communities of Apurimac, Cuzco, Arequipa, Puno departments; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries; Callawaya (Kechua with Pukina substratum)
15.1.1.1	Yaruro
15.2.3.6	Guiana Kariña, Kaliña, Galibi
15.2.4.3	Waiwai
15.2.4.7	Wayapi, Emerillon
15.3.1.1	Siona, Secoya, Coreguaje
15.3.1.2	Mai Huna (Coto, Orejon)
15.3.2.1	Cofan (Cofán)
15.3.3.1	Shuar, Achuar (Shiwiar)
15.3.3.2	Aguaruna, Huambiza
15.3.4.2	Barasana, Taibano, Macuna
15.3.5.2	Kabiyari, Yukuna (Yucuna)
15.3.7.2	Yagua
15.4.3.2	Xipaya (Shipaya)
15.5.1.1	Amuesha
15.5.1.2	Ashaninca (Campa)
15.5.1.3	Machiguenga
15.5.2.6	Amahuaca, Cashinahua, Sharanahua, Yaminahua, Yawanahua, Capanahua)
15.5.2.7	Matses (Mayoruna)
15.5.3.1	Tacana
15.5.3.2	Moseten, Chimane
15.5.3.3	Yuracare
15.5.4.1	Bolivian Guarani: Chiriguano (including assimilated Chane Arawaks), Pauserna (=Guarasu), Guarayu, Tapiete
15.5.5.3	Yabuti, Amniapä, Kumana, Wari (Aikana), Moré (Itene)
15.6.2.1	Kamayura
15.6.2.3	Kuikuro, Kalapalo
15.6.3.3	Iranxe
15.6.3.5	Paresi
15.6.4.2	Umotina (Umutina)
15.7.2.1	Cayapo (incl. Kubenkranken, Pau d’Arco, Shikrin or Xikrin)
16.1.1.1	Caduveo, Mbaya
16.1.2.1	Ayoreo
16.1.3.1	Nivakle (=Chulupi, Ashluslay, Ajlujlay)
16.1.3.4	Mataco
16.2.1.1	Mapuche
3.3.2.3	Sardinia, Corsica
3.3.4.1	Ireland
3.4.1.1	Ancient Greece
3.4.1.2	Ancient Italy: Latins, Etruscans, Magna Graecia
4.1.2.1	Ukrainians: Western dialects to the East of Carpathians
4.1.2.2	Ukrainians: Eastern dialects
4.1.2.3	Ukrainians: Northern dialects
4.1.2.5	Byelarusians
4.2.1.1	Scandinavians: early written sources ("Edda"; Saxo Grammaticus etc.); Gothland picture stones; Ancient Germans (Late Bronze Age in Scandinavia)
4.2.2.1	Western Sami
5.1.1.1	Kalmyk
5.3.1.2	Ugarit
5.6.3.5	Nilgiri Hills: Toda, Kota, Kurumba (Kuruba), Badaga, Maravar, Pulaya, Adiya, Kadar, Irula
6.1.1.1	Santali, Turi, Mahli
6.1.1.7	Bondo, Didayi (Gata')
6.2.1.1	Central Tibetans (Yu Tsang, incl. Sikkim Tibetans, Tichurong of NW Nepal)
6.2.3.2	SW Arunachal Pradesh: Sherdukpen, Tawang (Monpas), Aka (Hrusso), Miji
6.2.3.3	Chin-Naga: Ao, Mao, Sema, Zeme, Liangmai, Kolren, Kom, Lhota, Rengma, Angami, Kabui, Tangkhul, Koirenf
6.2.3.5	Garo (Atchik), Kachari (Bodo, incl. Lalung), Dimasa, Tripuri, Riang (of Tripura), Khami, Riga, Mori
6.2.3.6	Kuki, Chiru, Falam (Hallam), Chin (Meitei =Manipuri, Khami, =Kumi), Lakher, Mizo (Lushei), Anal, Pawi (Lai), Purum, Koireng, Milhiem, Kolhen, Mru
6.2.3.6	Kuki, Chiru, Falam (Hallam), Chin (Meitei =Manipuri, Khami, =Kumi), Lakher, Mizo (Lushei), Anal, Pawi (Lai), Purum, Koireng, Milhiem, Kolhen, Mru
6.4.3.6	Simeulue, Nias
6.4.4.1	Ot Danum, Ngaju, Maanyan (Ma'anyan)
6.4.4.3	Dusun, Murut, Kelabit, Tombonuwo, Bajau, Tidong, Rungus
6.4.6.1	Minahasa (incl. Tondano, Tentemboan), Bantik
6.4.6.2	Toraja (Toradja), To Mori, Barée (=Eastern Toraja)
6.4.7.1	Northern Luzon: Apayao, Bontoc, Nabaloi (Ibaloi), Ifugao, Igorot (highland people, not specified), Ilocan, Ilongot, Isneg, Kalinga, Kankanay, Tingian (Tinggian, Bilongan Itneg); Ibanag, Kasiguran Agta, Keley-i Kallahan
6.4.7.5	Mindanao: Blaan (Bilaan), Bagobo, Bukidnon, Cotabato, Hiligáynon, Binukid, Magindaan (=Magindanao: main Muslim population), Mandaya, Mansaka, Manobo (Agusan, Ata, Dibabawon, Sarangani, Ilianen), Maranao, Subanon (=Subanun), Subanen, Tboli
6.4.8.4	Timor: Amarasi, Tetum, Meto, Atoni (incl Mollo), Kédang (Lomblen island), Leti Islands (Leti, Moa, Lakor)
7.1.1.1	Trans-New Guinea and unclassified Papuan groups of Irian Jaya: Mejprat, Arandai-Bintuni, Inanwatan-Berau, Papua of Gelvink (Cenderawasih) Bay, Kamoró, Marind Anim, Sawi, Mafore; Korowai; Kwerba; Momina, Eipo, Yale, Awyu, Muyu
7.1.2.1	Papua–NewGuinea Highland Papuans:Trans New Guinea & unclassified:Chimbu,Gimi,KaugelHuli,Gadsup,Kuman,Kutubu,Foi (Foe),Kyaka,Kamano (Kafe),Mawatta,Kukukuku (=Anga,=Sambia;Manki,Nauti,Ejuti),Baruya,Kewa,Tembregak,Menya,Melpa,Wiru,Pondoma
7.1.2.2	New Guinea Northern Lowland Papuan groups (Trans New Guinea and unclassified): Komba, Gimi, Susure, Orokaiva, Bogadjim, Ngain, Bargam, Nankina, Yupta Valley, Urawa Valley, Pondoma (Anam)
7.1.3.1	Torricelli family: Valman, Samap, Arapesh (Upper, Coastal), Monumbo, Lilau, Ngaimbom; Moando (Banara); Menya, Olo, Buna
7.1.5.2	Melanesians of southeastern New Guinea: Mekeo, Motu, Sinagoro, Koita (Koitapu), Mukawa (Are), Wagawaga, Taupota, Awaiama, Gelaria, Goodenough Bay, Bartle Bay, Wedau (Wamira village)
7.1.5.4	Melanesians and Papuans of Bismark Archipelago: New Britain (Tolai, Lakalai, Kuni, Sulka, Baining, Gazelle peninsula), New Ireland (Patpatar =Pala), St Matthias Group, Mioko (Melanesians between New Britain and New Ireland)
7.1.5.6	Melanesians and Papuans of Northern Solomons: Buka, Bougainville (Siuai, Buin)
7.1.6.2	Southern Solomons: southern part of Santa Ysabel (Bughotu), Guadalcanal, San Cristobal, Malaita (Kwaio people), Ulawa
7.1.6.4	Northern Vanuatu: Banks Islands (incl Mota, Mota Lava, Gaua, Santa Maria), Torres Islands
7.1.6.5	Central Vanuatu: Espiritu Santo, Araki, Aore, Maewo, Malekula, Vao, Efate (Vate), Shepherd Islands, Nguna, Mae, Ambrim, Pentecost, Oba (=Aoba, East Ambae, Lepers'), Omba
7.2.1.10	Tokelau
7.2.1.3	Tuvalu (Ellice)
7.2.1.3	Tuvalu (Ellice)
7.2.1.4	Samoa
7.2.1.5	Tonga
7.2.1.9	Tikopia, Bellona, Rennell, partly Aneytium, Futuna (=Erronan, not to be mixed with Futuna in Western Polynesia), Vaeaka-Taumato, incl Matema, Nifeloli, Nukapu, Nupani, Pileni
7.2.2.1	Maori, Moriori (Chatam Islands)
7.2.3.1	Society Islands: Tahiti, Borabora, Raiatea
7.2.3.3	Southern Cook Islands: Mangaia, Rarotonga, Atiu, Iatutakim Pukapuka, Tubuai (=Austral Islands, incl Rapa)
7.2.3.5	Mangareva
7.2.3.6	Marquesas
7.2.3.7	Hawaii
7.2.4.3	Yap
7.2.5.2	Ulithi, Ngulu
9.10.1.1	Nanai
9.10.1.4	Oroch
9.10.2.1	Nivkh
9.2.1.2	Eastern Khanty (Ostyaks)