μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Sun and moon as man and woman.

Mythological motifs. · Cosmogony and cosmology. · The heavens. · The sun. · Nature and condition of the sun. · view the constellation · filed as A736.1

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • India Thompson-Balys
  • Africa Meinhof 200.
  • general Macobi: Alexander Lat. Am 319
Within the index

Filed under Sun as human being.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Sun sister and moon brother. Brother visits sister at night. She marks him to identify him. He flees and she follows with flaming brand. She is sun and he the moon Sun-brother and moon-sister Sun and moon as lovers. (Cf. A736.1.1.) Sun and moon married
Filed beside it
Sun as woman Sun and moon as brothers Sun and moon as sisters, daughters of sky-god Children of the sun Sun and moon as friends Sun's affection for human girl rouses moon's jealousy Original moon changed into sun and sun into moon Sun cursed by moon Human son of sun Contest between sun and moon

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “woman” · wander