Earth gives birth to woman.
Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Creation of man. · Emergence or descent of first man to earth. · view the constellation · filed as A1234.4
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
- Greco-Roman The Library (Bibliotheca) , BOOK I, ch. I
- Indian / Hindu (Sanskrit epic) The Ramayan of Valmiki (Griffith verse translation) , Book 4, Canto 28
- Vedic (Indian / Sanskrit) The Hymns of the Rigveda , 4.2
- Indic The Mahābhārata , Book 15, Section XXXI
- Indian / Hindu (Sanskrit epic) The Ramayan of Valmiki (Griffith verse translation) , Book 5, Canto 33
Filed across the traditions
- Chinese Graham.
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