Moon's phases caused by feeding or starving — Mythoi

Motif

Moon's phases caused by feeding or starving.

Mythological motifs. · Cosmogony and cosmology. · The heavens. · The moon. · Nature and condition of the moon. · view the constellation · filed as A755.5

Filed across the traditions

S. Am. Indian (Toba) Métraux MAFLS XL 19, (Ipurina): Métraux ibid. 20.

Within the index

Filed under Causes of moon's phases.

Filed beside it

Moon's phases caused by its being put in box. (Cf. A754). When it is closed up in the box, it is dark; when taken out of the box, light Moon's phases caused by watcher's death. Moon is hung in tree and is tended by four men. As one dies it loses a quarter. Later it is united in the lower world Moon's waning caused by her sickness. Moon cut in two by sun: hence waxes and wanes Moon's phases as punishment for moon's misdoing Moon's waning caused by menstrual period

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