Creation and condition of the stars

Motif

Creation and condition of the stars.

Mythological motifs. · Cosmogony and cosmology. · The heavens. · The stars. Note: the question of implicit meanings assumed by the proponents of "astralmythology" is not discussed here; only explicit statements in original sources are considered. · Creation and condition of the stars. · view the constellation · filed as A760

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth Cross
Babylonian Spence 79
India Thompson-Balys
Chinese Graham. – Tahltan: Teit JAFL XXXII 205
Eskimo (Ungava) Turner RBAE XI 266
Maori Clark 16
S. Am. Indian (Jivaro) Métraux RMLP XXXIII 148.
general *Normann Mythen der Sterne (Gotha 1925) 75ff. Icel.: MacCulloch Eddic 325–26

Within the index

10 finer motifs beneath it

Stars created by creator Star from union of girl with peacock Ascent to stars. People or animals ascend to the sky and become stars Star descends as human being Stars from objects thrown into sky Stars as pieces of the moon Naming the stars. The "Great Star" names the stars Origin of constellations Stars sing together Creation of the stars – miscellaneous

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