Earth rises from sea

Motif

Earth rises from sea.

Mythological motifs. · Cosmogony and cosmology. · –A899. The earth. · –A839. Creation of the earth. · Primeval water. · view the constellation · filed as A816

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Hermetic / Alchemical The Hermetic Museum, Restored and Enlarged , Tract 15: The New Chemical Light, Part II, Concerning Sulphur (Michael Sendivogius)
Indic The Mahābhārata , Book 7, Section CLXXXIV
Norse The Prose Edda (The Younger Edda) , THE FOOLING OF GYLFE. IV
Indian / Hindu (Sanskrit epic) The Ramayan of Valmiki (Griffith verse translation) , Book 6, Canto 42

Cited in the index

general *Handwb. d. Abergl. IX Nachträge 279. Icel: *Olrik Ragnarök 23, MacCulloch Eddic 325. – Mixtec: Alexander Lat. Am. 86.

Within the index

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

3 finer motifs beneath it

Stone emerges from primeval water. Devil sits on the stone, which becomes a mountain Ocean under this world God causes primeval sea to roll back and leave bare all the hills

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

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