Origin of the Milky Way

Motif

Origin of the Milky Way.

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 A778

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Australian Aboriginal Australian Legendary Tales and More Australian Legendary Tales , 25 Mooregoo the Mopoke, and Moonin-
Australian Aboriginal Australian Legendary Tales and More Australian Legendary Tales , 39 Bralgah the Dancing Bird
Ancient Egyptian The Egyptian Book of the Dead , Chapter LXXIV
Ancient Egyptian The Egyptian Book of the Dead , Chapter XCVIII
Literary Crystallization The Vision; or, Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise , Paradise 25

Filed across the traditions

Armenian Ananikian 37
Hawaii Beckwith Myth 74
general *Andree Ethnographische Parallelen (1878) 109
general *Basset RTP XXII 167 and references to earlier volumes
general *Fb "mælkevej" II 642. – Welsh: MacCulloch Celtic 100
general Bulgarian: ibid. 49. – Ekoi: Talbot 366
general S. Am. Indian (Yuracari): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 503f.

Within the index

Filed under Origin of particular stars.

11 finer motifs beneath it

Origin of Magellanic Clouds Milky Way a hunting party Milky Way as a road Milky Way as a river Milky Way as a stitched seam in the sky Milky Way as milk from breast of a woman Milky Way as the sperma of the gods Milky Way as path of a bird of passage Milky Way is smoke (ashes) Milky Way as race track Abyss at end of Milky Way

Filed beside 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 stars – miscellaneous

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