μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Gods and goddesses in love with men.

Mythological motifs. · Gods. · The gods in general. · Gods in relation to mortals. · view the constellation · filed as A188

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Babylonian Gilgamesch Epos VI (Ishtar). – Irish myth: Cross
  • Norse Herrmann Saxo Gr. II 238ff., *Boberg
  • Greek Fox 29, 157, 199, 211. – Tahiti: Henry 231, Beckwith Myth 37, Porapora (Society Is.): *Beckwith Myth 38
  • Maori Clark 148
  • S. Am. Indian (Chiriguano) Métraux RMLP XXXIII 154, 165.
Within the index

Filed under Gods in relation to mortals.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Philandering god Gods as ancestors of mankind
Filed beside it
God serves as menial on earth God reveals himself to mortals Deity invoked God as founder and protector of certain peoples Deity cares for favorite individuals Gods and men judge each other Gods in relation to mortals – miscellaneous
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
God enamored of mortal. (Cf. A188.)

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