First man (woman) — Mythoi

Motif

First man (woman).

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Creation of man. · Primeval human pair. · view the constellation · filed as A1280

Filed across the traditions

Hawaii Beckwith Myth 276, 280f.
Tahiti Beckwith Myth 120
Easter Is. Métraux Ethnology 315.

Within the index

Filed under Primeval human pair.

Filed beside it

Primeval human pair live in innocence Origin of first parents Twin first parents Creation of first man's (woman's) mate Man chosen as best gift by primeval women. In beginning only women on earth. Deity kills one by accident and promises anything as reparation. They choose man Offspring of first parents Primeval human pair – miscellaneous Condition of first man (woman) The mother of men Activities of first man

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