μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

God of water.

Mythological motifs. · Gods. · Gods of the earth. · God of water. · view the constellation · filed as A420

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth Cross
  • Icel. MacCulloch Eddic 167
  • Babylonian Spence 76, 111ff.
  • Persian Carnoy 260
  • India Thompson-Balys
  • Chinese Werner 217, 222 → on our shelf: Myths & Legends of China, Chapter VII
  • Finno-Ugric Holmberg Die Wassergottheiten der finno-ugrischen Völker (MSFO XXXII)
  • Hawaii Beckwith Myth 541.
  • general Gaster Thespis 123. S. Am. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 52
Within the index
5 finer motifs beneath it
Water-goddess Sea-god Waves as girls, daughters or widows of the sea-god River-god God of springs
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Worship of water. (Cf. A420.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Combat between god of light and dragon of ocean Inexhaustible buckets as source of lakes Form of dragon Dragon as compound animal. (Cf. B14.) Dragon's home in bottom of sea Dragon's visit to sky Dragon's power of self-transformation Dragon's power of magic invisibility Dragon guards treasure Dragon feeds on treasure Dragon as rain-spirit Dragon as power of good

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