Theft of moon. Moon is kept by a monster. It is stolen and brought to earth

Motif

Theft of moon. Moon is kept by a monster. It is stolen and brought to earth.

Mythological motifs. · Cosmogony and cosmology. · The heavens. · The moon. · Nature and condition of the moon. · view the constellation · filed as A758

Filed across the traditions

Eskimo (Bering Strait) Nelson RBAE XVIII 483. – Finnish: Kalevala runes 47, 49. → on our shelf: The Kalevala, Rune XLVII
general *BP III 288f. Cf. Thompson Tales 281 n. 42

Within the index

Filed under Nature and condition of the moon. Many motifs in A720 to A739 refer to the moon and are not here repeated.

Filed beside it

Man in the moon. A man is said to be seen in the moon. Various explanations are given as to how he came to be there Moon as a person Moon kept in box. (Cf. A755.1) Causes of moon's phases Moon as sun's representative at night Moon-boat Condition and nature of the moon – miscellaneous. For eclipse of the moon see A737, where both eclipses of the sun and moon are handled

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Theft of sun. The sun, which is kept by a monster, is stolen and brought to earth Eclipse caused by monster devouring sun or moon Theft of light. Light originally absent is stolen by culture hero Theft of fire. Mankind is without fire. A culture hero steals it from the owner

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