Primary elements of universe. (Earth, air, fire, water, etc.)

Motif

Primary elements of universe. (Earth, air, fire, water, etc.)

Mythological motifs. · Cosmogony and cosmology. · The universe. · Nature of the universe. · The universe as a whole. · view the constellation · filed as A654

Filed across the traditions

Jewish *Neuman
Chinese Werner 84. Cf. the early Greek philosophers. → on our shelf: Myths & Legends of China, Chapter III

Within the index

Filed under The universe as a whole.

Filed beside it

Hierarchy of worlds. A series of worlds, one above the other World-tree. Tree extending from lowest to highest world. (Cf. A878.) Earth under umbrella World as egg. The two halves are heaven and earth River connecting earth and upper and lower worlds Size and distances of the universe The universe as a whole – miscellaneous

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Creator with dragon's head Creator with two horns on head Dwarfish creator Creator clothed in bear-skin (or in leaves) Creator with hammer and chisel in hands Creator with sun and moon in hands Creator comes out of chaos Creator offspring of dual powers of nature. (Male and female principles.) Creator's companions: unicorn, phoenix, tortoise, and dragon Creator as ancestor of heaven and earth Creator's death. (Cf. A192.) Creator's works survive him

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