Birth of gods — Mythoi

Motif

Birth of gods.

Mythological motifs. · Gods. · The gods in general. · Origin of the gods. · view the constellation · filed as A112

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Origin of the gods.

11 finer motifs beneath it

God from incestuous union Male and female creators beget gods Gods born from various parts of creator's body God as son of giant God as son of nine giantesses Gods as sons of supreme god God born from peculiar part of parent's body God from adulterous union Gods borne by human woman Divine child cast out at birth Child born from union of God with hen

Filed beside it

Parents of the gods Totemistic gods. Gods which have animal associations; e.g., Athena with the owl, Venus with the sparrow Gods born from object Emergence of deity Twin gods Mortals become gods Self-created deity Origin of gods – miscellaneous

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