μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Creation of universe: genealogical type. A begets B, who begets C, etc. Finally the universe is brought forth in its present form.

Mythological motifs. · Cosmogony and cosmology. · The universe. · Creation of the universe. · Other means of creating the universe. · view the constellation · filed as A645

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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 Nias Is. (Indonesia): Dixon 166.
Within the index

Filed under Other means of creating the universe.

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Cosmic egg. The universe brought forth from an eggUniverse from body of slain giant. Ymir. (Cf. A621.1.)Universe from pre-existing rocks. Originally rocks are assumed and everything is made from themUniverse from cosmic fowl

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