μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Gods deposed for a time.

Mythological motifs. · Gods. · The gods in general. · Deeds of the gods. · view the constellation · filed as A173

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth Cross
  • Icel. De Vries FFC XCIV 38ff., Herrmann Saxo II 109ff.
  • Hindu Tawney II 581. – Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 11, 17, 177.
Within the index

Filed under Deeds of the gods.

2 finer motifs beneath it
In god's absence his function ceases. Death, reproduction, etc., suspended until the god's return Gods imprisoned
Filed beside it
Gods ride through air Gods intervene in battle God reduces the elements to order God ordains ceremonies and regulations God as thief God as prophet Deeds of the gods – miscellaneous

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