μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Origin of meteors.

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

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • S. Am. Indian (Toba)Métraux MAFLS XL 24, (Viracocha): Steward-Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 551.
Within the index

Filed under The planets (comets, etc.).

5 finer motifs beneath it
Falling stars as pieces of the moonShooting star one that has come down to grazeShooting stars spirits coming down to earth to make woman pregnantShooting stars are star-dungShooting stars are unfaithful wives
Filed beside it
Planets supervised by angelsOrigin of Venus (planet)Origin of Jupiter (planet)Origin of cometsRelation of the planets to human life

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