Mark of her mother's hand to be seen on moon's shoulder

Motif

Mark of her mother's hand to be seen on moon's shoulder.

Mythological motifs. · Cosmogony and cosmology. · The heavens. · The moon. · Nature and condition of the moon. · view the constellation · filed as A751.5.3

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Man in the moon from scratches or paint.

Filed beside it

Man in the moon: moon's face scratched by hare in retaliation for injury to hare. (Cf. A2216.3.) Man in the moon: dung (ashes) on moon's face smeared there by sun Mark of tiger's paw on moon Moon spots are tattoo marks

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