Polygamy among the gods

Motif

Polygamy among the gods.

Mythological motifs. · Gods. · The gods in general. · Mutual relations of the gods. · view the constellation · filed as A164.3

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Middle EasternThe Thousand and One Nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, Chapter 10

Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

Irish mythCross
Buddhist mythMalalasekera I 186.

Within the index

Filed under Marriage or liaison of gods.

1 finer motif beneath it

Krishna plays cards with his three wives. (Cf. A163.1.)

Filed beside it

Brother-sister marriage of the gods Adultery among the gods Matriarchy among the gods Polyandry among the gods God as lover of giantess Jealous wife of god

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