Creation of the heavenly bodies — Mythoi

Motif

Creation of the heavenly bodies.

Mythological motifs. · Cosmogony and cosmology. · The heavens. · Creation of the heavenly bodies. · view the constellation · filed as A700

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth Cross
Pawnee Alexander N. Am. 108
Navaho ibid. 163
Persian Carnoy 276
Babylonian Spence 115.

Within the index

12 finer motifs beneath it

Heavenly bodies from objects thrown into sky. The Christ Child throws mud pies into the sky and creates sun, moon, and stars Heavenly bodies vomited up by creator A woman has four children: sun, moon, fire, and water Heavenly bodies created after the plant world Sun, moon, and stars forged by smith Sun and moon purchased Sun, moon, and stars nourished on fire Sun, moon, and darkness as god's three children Creation of the sky Nature of the sky Angels arrange course of heavenly bodies Origin and nature of clouds

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