Man made from creator's body

Motif

Man made from creator's body.

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Creation of man. · Creation of man by creator. · view the constellation · filed as A1211

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Hermetic / Alchemical The Hermetic Museum, Restored and Enlarged , Tract 15: The New Chemical Light, Part II, Concerning Sulphur (Michael Sendivogius)
Indic The Mahābhārata , Book 9, Section 6
Chinese Myths & Legends of China , Chapter III
Hermetic / Alchemical The Hermetic Museum, Restored and Enlarged , Tract 7: The Glory of the World, or Table of Paradise
Indic The Mahābhārata , Book 6, Section CXIII

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Creation of man by creator.

9 finer motifs beneath it

Man springs into existence from deity's body by his mere thinking Man from dirt mixed with creator's blood Man from sweat of creator Man from spittle of creator Man made from creator's eye Man made from dirt rubbed from creator's (hero's) body. (Cf. A833) Primeval human pair spring from two drops of urine of creator (woman from half-drop) First man the result of maid having licked semen-stained loin cloth of creator's teacher Primeval crab pulls first five living creatures out of his side

Filed beside it

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

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