Obstacle flight) and lists counterparts such as the story of Śṛingabhuja in the Kathasaritsagara, Russian stories of "Vasilissa the Wise and the Water King" and the Japanese mythological tale of Izanagi casting combs and headdresses to throw off the "ugle woman of Hades" (actually eight women, called Yomotsu-shikome).
This refers to a type of narrative known as obstacle flight) and lists similar stories such as the story of Śṛingabhuja in the Kathasaritsagara, Russian tales of "Vasilissa the Wise and the Water King" and the Japanese mythological tale of Izanagi casting combs and headdresses to ward off the "ugly woman of Hades" (actually eight women, called Yomotsu-shikome).