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Establishment of present order: winds.

Mythological motifs. · Establishment of natural order. · Establishment of present order: winds. · view the constellation · filed as A1120

Filed across the traditions
  • Jewish Neuman
  • Quileute Farrand JAFL XXXII 269ff.
  • Tahltan Teit JAFL XXXII 224.
  • general India. Thompson-Balys. Tonga: Gifford 16
Within the index
8 finer motifs beneath it
Breathing of deity (spirit) causes winds Cave of winds. Winds originally confined in caves Winds as children of titans (giants) Winds caused by flapping wings. A giant bird causes the wind with his wings. The wings are cut by the culture hero so that the bird cannot flap so hard Wind caused by wind-god's movements. When the son of the wind lies down, the wind blows Winds of the four quarters established Regulation of winds Establishment of present order: winds – miscellaneous

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