μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 3references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • N. Am. Indian (Klikitat)Jacobs Northwest Sahaptin Texts 16
  • S. Am. Indian (Guarani)Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 93, (Chiriguano): Métraux ibid. 484
  • general (Guaporé River): Lévi-Strauss ibid. 379.
Within the index

Filed under Sun as human being.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Sun and moon as twin brothersSun and moon brothers: sun clever, moon stupidSun and his brother rise and set alternately
Filed beside it
Sun and moon as man and womanSun as womanSun and moon as sisters, daughters of sky-godChildren of the sunSun and moon as friendsSun's affection for human girl rouses moon's jealousyOriginal moon changed into sun and sun into moonSun cursed by moonHuman son of sunContest between sun and moon

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