Flood caused by melting of ice after great spell of cold — Mythoi

Motif

Flood caused by melting of ice after great spell of cold.

Mythological motifs. · World calamities and renewals. · Deluge. · view the constellation · filed as A1016.3

Cited in the index

general N. Am. Indian (Déné): Petitot Traditions 373–378
general S. Am. Indian (Gusinde): Métraux MAFLS XL 37.

Within the index

Filed under Pseudo-scientific explanations of the flood.

Filed beside it

Flood from animals' boring into ground (turtles, crawfishes, etc.) Deluge produced by hot liquid which burns as it floods Flood from broken calabashes of water Making mountains out of flat earth causes flood Moon falls into sea and causes flood by overflowing Flood whenever shard at earth's core moves

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