μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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.

  • general *Dh I 6–89 passim, 127–205 passim
  • general *Handwb. d. Abergl. IX (Nachträge) 276f. – Estonian: Loorits Grundzüge I 458f.
Within the index

Filed under Marplot at creation. An evil opponent attempts to undo or mar the work of the creator.

8 finer motifs beneath it
Devil works during God's sleep at creationDevil plans to drown God at time of creationDevil and God wrestle at time of creationDevil and God create animals. Wolf created as God's dog. The devil creates goats to destroy thingsLucifer causes fall of manDevil in serpent form tempts first woman (Satan and Eve)Rebel god is author of all poisonous thingsSatan attempts to create another world
Filed beside it
Coyote as marplot at creationGod makes things and tosses them into the air; what he catches is good for mankind, what opponent catches is bad
Travels with
Creation of devil(s). (Cf. A63.)

wander