μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Origin of Venus (planet).

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. · The planets (comets, etc.). · view the constellation · filed as A781

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • India Thompson-Balys
  • Siberian Holmberg Siberian 432. – Eskimo: Alexander N. Am. 9
  • S. Am. Indian (Toba) Métraux BBAE CXLIII (1) 365, (Viracocha): Steward-Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 550
  • Africa (Fang) Trilles 136.
  • general *RTP XVII 227 and references to earlier volumes. Estonian: Loorits Grundzüge I 434f., 535–540
Within the index

Filed under The planets (comets, etc.).

2 finer motifs beneath it
Origin of Morning Star Origin of Evening Star
Filed beside it
Planets supervised by angels Origin of Jupiter (planet) Origin of comets Relation of the planets to human life Origin of meteors

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