μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Origin of comets.

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 A786

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Filed across the traditions
  • S. Am. Indian (Viracocha) Steward-Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 551.
  • general Frazer Ovid III 198 n. 4. Tahiti: Henry 227
Within the index

Filed under The planets (comets, etc.).

Filed beside it
Planets supervised by angels Origin of Venus (planet) Origin of Jupiter (planet) Relation of the planets to human life Origin of meteors

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