Seven worlds above and below. An angel upholds the seven worlds on his shoulders. Under him in turn are: rock, bull, fish, vast sea, air, fire, and serpent

Motif

Seven worlds above and below. An angel upholds the seven worlds on his shoulders. Under him in turn are: rock, bull, fish, vast sea, air, fire, and serpent.

Mythological motifs. · Cosmogony and cosmology. · The universe. · Nature of the universe. · The universe as a whole. · view the constellation · filed as A651.3.1

Cited in the index

general *Chauvin VII 58 No. 77 n. 1.

Within the index

Filed under Worlds above and below.

Filed beside it

Worlds above and below – miscellaneous

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