Stars as deities

Motif

Stars as deities.

Mythological motifs. · Gods. · The gods in general. · Nature and appearance of the gods. · view the constellation · filed as A121

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Attested across traditions

ChineseMyths & Legends of China, Chapter V receipt
“Some of the star-gods, such as the God of Literature, the Goddess of the North Star, the Gods of Happiness, Longevity, etc.,”

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

general H. Gressmann Die hellenistische Gestirn-religion (Leipzig 1925)
general Gaster Thespis 228f. – Zuñi: Alexander N. Am. 187.

Within the index

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

2 finer motifs beneath it

Moon as deity. (Cf. A240.)Sun as deity. (Cf. A220.)

Filed beside it

God as shape-shifter Size-changing god Incorporeal god Formless gods 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.)

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Origin of constellations Origin of particular stars Bird of dawn. Golden plumage; three feet Bird announces time for sunrise and sunset Helpful magpie Animals serve as bridge across stream Giant serpent Tabu: looking at supernatural wife naked Transformation: man to smoke Transformation: pill to white rabbit Magic cake Magic cudgel (club)

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