μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Universe from congealed vapor.

Mythological motifs. · Cosmogony and cosmology. · The universe. · Creation of the universe. · Spontaneous creation of universe. · view the constellation · filed as A621

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“Chinese Polytheism That the names of the gods of China are legion will be readily conceded when it is said that, besides those already described, those still to be mentioned, and many others to whom space will not permit us to refer, there are also gods, goddesses, patrons, etc., of wind, rain, snow, frost, rivers, tides, caves, trees, flowers, theatres, horses, oxen, cows, sheep, goats, dogs, pigs, scorpions, locusts, gold, tea, salt,…”

Myths & Legends of China, Chapter IV · served from our shelf

On our shelf — the index’s citations, resolved to served chapters
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.

Within the index

Filed under Spontaneous creation of universe.

1 finer motif beneath it
Creation from vapor-produced primeval giant. Vapors from half-frozen primeval river origin of giant Ymir, from whom universe is created
Filed beside it
Spontaneous creation – evolutionary type. From primeval chaos gradually arise worlds and lifeSpontaneous encroachment of heavens and earth checked by creatorUniverse created out of fire worldUniverse created out of ice and mistWorld parents: sky-father and earth-mother as parents of the universe. The sky-father descends upon the earth-mother and begets the world
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
God with many eyesBanquets of the godsFight of the gods and giantsDeath of the godsResurrection of godsStar-godGoddess of north starRank of the gods in HadesDoor-godsKitchen-godsGod of happinessGod of wealth

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