Eclipses caused by animal hiding sun behind his body — Mythoi

Motif

Eclipses caused by animal hiding sun behind his body.

Mythological motifs. · Cosmogony and cosmology. · The heavens. · The sun. · Nature and condition of the sun. · view the constellation · filed as A737.6

Filed across the traditions

S. Am. Indian (Bacairi) Lévi-Strauss BBAE CXLIII (3) 348, (Lule): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (1) 366.

Within the index

Filed under Causes of eclipses (sun or moon).

Filed beside it

Origin of eclipse of moon Eclipse caused by monster devouring sun or moon Cause of eclipses: mother's curse laid upon her third son Toad causes eclipses of the sun Ghosts of the sun's children return to cause eclipse Moon's eclipse caused by moon's interfering between attacker and person attacked Eclipses from quarrels between moon and sun Eclipses when sun smears his face on account of mourning Eclipse as punishment by deity Eclipses because sun cannot endure tragic happenings of history Partial eclipses because of ailments of sun or moon

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