Stars from objects thrown into sky

Motif

Stars from objects thrown into sky.

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 A763

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Scholars’ trail — 4references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

GermanicHerrmann Nordische Mythologie 365, 440
Icel.MacCulloch Eddic 328
IndiaThompson-Balys
SiberianHolmberg Siberian 431. African: Frobenius Atlantis I 85. – Fox: Jones PAES I 73.

Within the index

Filed under Creation and condition of the stars.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Stars from arrows shot at sky Stars hung by god in heavens to decorate it

Filed beside 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 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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