The constellation
A740 Creation of the moon. (Cf. A710 to A719, where many of the motifs refer to the moon)
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● motif
● tale type
● on the shelf
● attested
The same sky, in words
beneath it
- Moon from object (person) thrown into sky · A741 entry
- Moon made from shining fragments. A cap is opened and shining things fall out. Children pick them up and put them into a box. At the end of the month the box is full. The full moon shines when all the fragments are gathered together · A742 entry
- Moon from transformed object · A743 entry
- Heavenly smith is hammering on the moon · A744 entry
- Family of the moon · A745 entry
- Person transformed to moon · A747 entry
cross-ref
- Creation of the sun · A710 entry