μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

God half mortal, half immortal. Hair, skin, flesh, bones and marrow are mortal; mind, voice, breath, eye, and ear are immortal. (prajapati).

Mythological motifs. · Gods. · The gods in general. · Nature and appearance of the gods. · view the constellation · filed as A122

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Hindu Keith 76
  • general cf. Greek: Grote I 3.
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 Formless gods Stars as deities 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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