Earthquakes from movements of subterranean monster. (Cf. A844)

Motif

Earthquakes from movements of subterranean monster. (Cf. A844).

Mythological motifs. · Establishment of natural order. · Establishment of present order: weather phenomena. · view the constellation · filed as A1145.1

Filed across the traditions

Icel. De la Saussaye 264. – Greek: Fox 211 (Poseidon)
Jewish Neuman
Egyptian Müller 104
Siberian Holmberg Siberian 311f.
Armenian Ananikian 93
India Thompson-Balys. – S. Am. Indian (Chibcha): Kroeber BBAE CXLIII (2) 908.
general *Encyc. Religion and Ethics I 491b
general *Olrik Ragnarök 278

Within the index

Filed under Cause of earthquakes.

Filed beside it

Earthquakes from movements of sea-monster

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Earth rests on animal's back Earth rests on tortoise, serpent, elephant. (Cf. A1145.1.)

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