Origin of stormy sky — Mythoi

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Origin of stormy sky.

Mythological motifs. · Establishment of natural order. · Establishment of present order: weather phenomena. · view the constellation · filed as A1147

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Literary CrystallizationThe Vision; or, Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, Hell 10
ReferenceThe Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged), Chapter II. The King of the Wood
ReferenceThe Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged), Chapter XLIXLI. Isis
Indian / Hindu (Sanskrit epic)The Ramayan of Valmiki (Griffith verse translation), Book 3, Canto 51
North American IndigenousNavaho Legends, Legend 3

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Origin of red sky (blood)

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Angels set over clouds, winds, and rains Origin of storms in sixth heaven Origin of rain Origin of dew Origin of clouds Origin of mist (fog)Origin of wintry weather Causes of hot weather: God bores hole in hell Origin of lightning Origin of thunder Cause of earthquakes Origin of tornado sunsets; i.e., peculiar sunsets foreboding tornadoes