Earth from turtle's back. Earth erected on back of a turtle floating in primeval water. (Cf. A844.1.)

Motif

Earth from turtle's back. Earth erected on back of a turtle floating in primeval water. (Cf. A844.1.)

Mythological motifs. · Cosmogony and cosmology. · –A899. The earth. · –A839. Creation of the earth. · Primeval water. · view the constellation · filed as A815

Attested across traditions

North American Indigenous Tales of the North American Indians , Tale 5 receipt

Filed across the traditions

N. Am. Indian *Thompson Tales 279 n. 31.

Within the index

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

1 finer motif beneath it

Earth from serpent's head. Earth reared on head of serpent floating in primeval water

Filed beside it

God and Devil fly together over primeval water Primeval water to subside in a specified time 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 rises from sea Earth let down from sky on to primeval ocean

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Earth rests on turtle's back. (Cf. A815.)

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Woman who fell from the sky. – Daughter of the sky-chief falls from the sky, is caught by birds, and lowered to the surface of the water. She becomes the creator Primeval water: In the beginning everything is covered with water 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

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