μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Creation of man by creator.

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Creation of man. · Creation of man by creator. · view the constellation · filed as A1210

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Greek *Grote I 71
  • Spanish Exempla Keller
  • Lithuanian Balys Index No. 3030
  • India Thompson-Balys
  • Chinese Werner 81. – Maori: Dixon 23, 26 → on our shelf: Myths & Legends of China, Chapter III
  • Easter Is. Métraux Ethnology 312
  • Aztec Alexander Lat. Am. 92
  • S. Am. Indian (Cashinawa) Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 684, (Tucuna): Nimuendajú ibid. 724
  • Africa (Fjort) Dennett 105, (Ibo of Nigeria): Basden 282, (Ekoi): Talbot 373.
  • general *Dh I 89. – Irish myth: Cross
  • general Hawaiian, Tahitan: Dixon 26
Within the index
6 finer motifs beneath it
Man made from creator's body Man created in creator's image Man originates from god who comes to earth Man as offspring of creator Devil's unsuccessful attempt to vivify his creations as God has done. Succeeds only in making animal Man created by co-operation of the gods
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Creator with dragon's head Creator with two horns on head Dwarfish creator Creator clothed in bear-skin (or in leaves) Creator with hammer and chisel in hands Creator with sun and moon in hands Creator comes out of chaos Creator offspring of dual powers of nature. (Male and female principles.) Creator's companions: unicorn, phoenix, tortoise, and dragon Creator as ancestor of heaven and earth Creator's death. (Cf. A192.) Creator's works survive him

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