μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Shooting stars are star-dung.

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 A788.4

Filed across the traditions
  • India Thompson-Balys
  • S. Am. Indian (Toba) Métraux MAFLS XL 624.
Within the index

Filed under Origin of meteors.

Filed beside it
Falling stars as pieces of the moon Shooting star one that has come down to graze Shooting stars spirits coming down to earth to make woman pregnant Shooting stars are unfaithful wives

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