Earth from giant's body (Ymir). (Cf. A614.1.)

Motif

Earth from giant's body (Ymir). (Cf. A614.1.)

Mythological motifs. · Cosmogony and cosmology. · –A899. The earth. · –A839. Creation of the earth. · Creation of earth by creator. Genesis ch. I. · view the constellation · filed as A831.2

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

NorseThe Poetic Edda, SVIPDAGSMOLSVIPDAGSMOL

Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

IndiaThompson-Balys.
general *Handwb. d. Abergl. IX Nachträge 282. Icel: MacCulloch Eddic 325

Within the index

Filed under Earth from body of person (animal).

Filed beside it

Earth from body of son of deity Earth by sacrifice of son and daughter of first couple Earth by murder of first brother and sister Earth from the body of murdered child Earth from body of slain animal Earth from body of divine suicide Gods create the earth from their dead victim's blood and bones Earth created from Adam's body

Travels with

Universe from parts of man's body. (Cf. A831.2)Giants as sons of Ymir or Aurgelmir. (Cf. A642, A831.2.)

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