Origin of particular stars

Motif

Origin of particular 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. · Origin of particular stars. · view the constellation · filed as A770

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Literary Crystallization The Vision; or, Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise , Paradise 4
Literary Crystallization Four Plays (The Tempest, A Midsummer-Night's Dream, The Winter's Tale, King Lear) — University Press Shakespeare, ed. Sidney Lee , The Winter's Tale Act 1
Literary Crystallization Ulysses , 12 Cyclops
Chinese Myths & Legends of China , Chapter V

Cited in the index

general **Normann Mythen der Sterne (Gotha 1925)
general *Frazer Ovid V 7 s.v. "constellations". Chinese: Werner 189. → on our shelf: Myths & Legends of China, Chapter V

Within the index

9 finer motifs beneath it

Origin of the Great Bear (Ursa Major) Origin of Orion Origin of the Pleiades Origin of the North Star. (Cf. A702.3.) Origin of Hyades Origin of constellation Lyra. Greek (Orpheus's lyre) Origin of constellation Scorpio Origin of the Milky Way Origin of stars – miscellaneous

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Stars as deities Origin of constellations Bird of dawn. Golden plumage; three feet Bird announces time for sunrise and sunset Helpful magpie Animals serve as bridge across stream Giant serpent Tabu: looking at supernatural wife naked Transformation: man to smoke Transformation: pill to white rabbit Magic cake Magic cudgel (club)

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