... of the dead is separated from the world of the living by a body of water — a river, lake, or sea. Thematic Guide to World Mythology by Lorena Laura Stookey - 2004 - 244 pages No preview available - About this book
...are-incarnated child. The virtuous go to a happy abode, and the wicked are doomed to suffer in hell. The world of the dead is separated from the world of the living by a stream of water, over which souls are ferried across. It is lor the payment of ferry-toll on this stream...
... of the dead is separated from the world of the living by a body of water — a river, lake, or sea. 