Origin of the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)

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Origin of the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis).

Mythological motifs. · Cosmogony and cosmology. · The heavens. · The heavenly lights. · The heavenly lights. · view the constellation · filed as A795

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Scholars’ trail — 3references

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EstonianAarne FFC XXV 140 No. 8
FinnishAarne VIII 4 No. 9
Finno-UgricHolmberg Finno-Ugric 81, 287. Eskimo (Labrador): Hawkes GSCan XIV 153, (Ungava): Turner RBAE XI 266.

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Heavenly lights originate from firmament Origin of the Rainbow Origin of the signs of the zodiac Origin of colors at sunrise and sunset

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