μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Primeval water to subside in a specified time.

Mythological motifs. · Cosmogony and cosmology. · –A899. The earth. · –A839. Creation of the earth. · Primeval water. · view the constellation · filed as A810.2

Filed across the traditions
  • Calif. Indian Gayton and Newman 55.
Within the index

Filed under Primeval water: In the beginning everything is covered with water.

1 finer motif beneath it
Waters of heaven would engulf earth were it not for firmament
Filed beside it
God and Devil fly together over primeval water Earth brought up from bottom of primeval water. (Cf. A812.) Earth Diver. From a raft in the primeval sea, the creator sends down animals to try to bring up earth. After a number of animals have failed, one (often the muskrat) succeeds. The earth is made from the bit brought up Raft in primeval sea. Creator is on the raft and there creates the earth. (Cf. A812.) Earth from object thrown on primeval water Earth from turtle's back. Earth erected on back of a turtle floating in primeval water. (Cf. A844.1.) Earth rises from sea Earth let down from sky on to primeval ocean

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