Flood from fluids of the body — Mythoi

Motif

Flood from fluids of the body.

Mythological motifs. · World calamities and renewals. · Deluge. · view the constellation · filed as A1012

Attested across traditions

North American Indigenous Tales of the North American Indians , Tale 8 receipt
North American Indigenous Tales of the North American Indians , Tale 9 receipt

Within the index

Filed under Deluge. Inundation of whole world or section.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Flood from tears Flood from urine Flood from blood

Filed beside it

Sun and moon do not shine during deluge Great flood lasts eight months Local deluges Flood from belly. It flows from pierced belly of monster Flood caused by gods or other superior beings. (Cf. A1018.) Pseudo-scientific explanations of the flood Flood caused to satisfy emotional need Flood as punishment Deluge – miscellaneous

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Bodies of water from tears. (Cf. A901, A920.1.5, A941.2, A1012.)

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Hierarchy of worlds. A series of worlds, one above the other World-tree. Tree extending from lowest to highest world. (Cf. A878.) World-columns. Four (two, etc.) columns or supports sustain the earth Atlas. A man supports the earth on his shoulders Deluge. Inundation of whole world or section Flood from belly. It flows from pierced belly of monster World-fire. A conflagration destroys the earth. Sometimes (as with the flood legends) the tradition is somewhat local and does not refer to an actual destruction of the whole earth; sometimes the fire marks the end of the world Creation of man Confusion of tongues. Originally all men speak same language. Because of a sin they come to speak different languages Origin of death Distribution of tribes Birds cling to sky in flood: cause of tail colors. (Cf. A2412.2.)

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