Hebrews. Samson and Delilah.
Greeks.
Meleager and the firebrand.
Misus, King of Megara, and his purple hair.
Souls ferried across the Styx by Charon.
Romans. Silvia and the son of Mars.
Yorkshiremen. 'Brig o'Dread, nae braider than a thread.'
Mohammedans. Reach Paradise across bridge composed of a single hair.
Cingalese. Story of Thossakin, King of Ceylon, who kept his soul in a box when he went to war with Rama.
Ainu (Japan). The 'inao.'
Tinneh or Déné Indians. Etwa-eke and his stone hatchet.
Malays. Tree-trunk across boiling lake to 'Island of Fruits.'