Sun from object thrown into sky — Mythoi

Motif

Sun from object thrown into sky.

Mythological motifs. · Cosmogony and cosmology. · The heavens. · The sun. · Creation of the sun. · view the constellation · filed as A714

Filed across the traditions

Bushman Bleek and Lloyd 54
Australian ibid 275.
general Pelew Is. (Micronesia): Dixon 253
general Cook Group: ibid. 37
general Admiralty Is., Woodlark Is.: ibid 112

Within the index

Filed under Creation of the sun.

8 finer motifs beneath it

Sun and moon placed for eyes in the sky Sun and moon placed in top of tree. Hero makes the sun and moon and fastens them to the top of the "World Tree" (cf. A652), but they give no light at first Sun from fire flung into sky Sun and moon metal mirrors in sky Sun as grindstone full of fire Sun and moon as spangle which falls from creator's forehead into his own urine Sun and moon as eyes of Rama which he tore out after his brother's death Wooden circles that were the sun and moon animated after human sacrifice of blood

Filed beside it

Sun as man who left earth. Man, usually of supernatural birth, ascends to the sky and becomes the sun Sun as fire rekindled every morning Sun and moon from cave Sun born of first couple Dispute at creation of sun. God and devil discuss creation. God plans two suns; devil persuades him to create only one Hero makes sun and moon from tree and sends them alternately into sky Sun from transformation Creation of sun – miscellaneous

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