Man in the moon: dung (ashes) on moon's face smeared there by sun

Motif

Man in the moon: dung (ashes) on moon's face smeared there by sun.

Mythological motifs. · Cosmogony and cosmology. · The heavens. · The moon. · Nature and condition of the moon. · view the constellation · filed as A751.5.2

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Man in the moon from scratches or paint.

1 finer motif beneath it

Moon wants to marry his sister the sun. She is angered and throws hot ashes on his face

Filed beside it

Man in the moon: moon's face scratched by hare in retaliation for injury to hare. (Cf. A2216.3.) Mark of her mother's hand to be seen on moon's shoulder Mark of tiger's paw on moon Moon spots are tattoo marks

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