Mankind ascends from under the earth. (Cf. A1631.)

Motif

Mankind ascends from under the earth. (Cf. A1631.)

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Creation of man. · Emergence or descent of first man to earth. · view the constellation · filed as A1232

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Scholars’ trail — 3references

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.

JewishNeuman
IndiaThompson-Balys. S. Am. Indian (Chaco, Pampean): Alexander Lat. Am. 322, (Tereno, Caduveo, Mbaya): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (1) 367, (Inca): Rowe ibid. (2) 315, (Munderucú): Horton ibid. (3) 281, (Viracocha): Steward-Métraux ibid. (3) 550, (Chamacoco): Métraux MAFLS XL 25
N. Am. Indian (Zuñi)*Benedict 337.

Within the index

Filed under Emergence or descent of first man to earth.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Mankind from bones of dead brought from underworld Mankind emerges from lake. A woman and boy. They marry and populate earth Mankind emerges from caves

Filed beside it

First man descends from sky Mankind emerges from ground Mankind emerges from tree. (Cf. A1251.)

Travels with

Emergence of tribe from lower world

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