μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Formless gods.

Mythological motifs. · Gods. · The gods in general. · Nature and appearance of the gods. · view the constellation · filed as A120.4

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Tonga Beckwith Myth 128.
Within the index

Filed under Nature and appearance of the gods. (Cf. A18f.)

Filed beside it
God as shape-shifter Size-changing god Incorporeal god Stars as deities God half mortal, half immortal. Hair, skin, flesh, bones and marrow are mortal; mind, voice, breath, eye, and ear are immortal. (prajapati) Monstrous gods Luminous god Deity in human form. (The human form is assumed in most mythologies.) Mutilated god Gods with animal features God in animal form Giant god. (Cf. A128.2.) Dwarf god Man-eating god (goddess) Gods with unusual transportation Pictorial representations of gods. (Cf. A131.)

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