Motif
Animal companion of the dead
animal_companion_of_the_dead
A motif of the Afterlife Navigation and Passage family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Myths of Mexico & Peru CONTENTS / CHAPTER PAGE / LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS / CHAPTER I: THE CIVILISATION OF MEXICO; lines 1360-1464 confidence: high
The ghost is accompanied by the shade of a favorite dog, encounters Izpuzteque, Nextepehua, and other foes, reaches the gates of the Lord of Hell, reverences him, and greets friends who have gone before.
The ghost is accompanied by the shade of his favorite dog during the later part of the Other-world journey.
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