Culture hero snatched from mother's side — Mythoi

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Culture hero snatched from mother's side.

Mythological motifs. · Demigods and culture heroes. · Origin of the culture hero (demigod). · view the constellation · filed as A511.1.1

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general *Dh I 11. Finnish: Kalevala rune 1. – S. Am. Indian (Tehuelche): Alexander Lat. Am. 335, (Jivaro): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 148f., (Warrau): Métraux ibid. 146, (Kaiguà): Métraux ibid. 139, (Chiriguano): Métraux ibid. 156, (North Peru): Métraux ibid. 133, (Eastern Brazil): Lowie BBAE CXLIII (1) 434. → on our shelf: The Kalevala, Rune I

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Filed under Birth of culture hero.

1 finer motif beneath it

River flows from corpse of mythical mother of culture hero

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Culture hero speaks before birth Culture hero incarnated through birth from virgin Magic origin of culture hero Culture hero son of mortal (half-mortal) father Culture hero posthumous child Culture hero born three times Culture hero son of animal Culture hero born from egg

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Woman who fell from the sky. – Daughter of the sky-chief falls from the sky, is caught by birds, and lowered to the surface of the water. She becomes the creator Cosmic egg. The universe brought forth from an egg Creation from duck's eggs. Upper vault from half shell, lower vault from half shell, moonbeams from whites, sunshine from yellows, starlight from motley parts, clouds from dark parts Primeval water: In the beginning everything is covered with water Topographical features caused by experiences of primitive hero (demigod, deity). Footprints of the gods, thoroughfares of heroes, etc Conception from wind. (Cf. A715.2, F611.1.9.) Long pregnancy. Delayed by an enemy who bewitches the mother

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