μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Night (darkness) in package. Released.

Mythological motifs. · Establishment of natural order. · Origin of night and day. · view the constellation · filed as A1174.1

Cited in the index
  • general Munderucú: Alexander Lat. Am. 310
  • general Arawak, Carib, Surinam: ibid. 274.
Within the index

Filed under Origin of night.

Filed beside it
Why some nights are dark and some light Purchase of night. Originally no night. Culture hero goes to distant land and buys it. He introduces sleep, etc. Cock to crow for day. (Cf. B755, J2272.1.) Night caused by deity wrapping himself in dark mantle

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