μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Earth from body of person (animal).

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

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Filed under Creation of earth by creator.

9 finer motifs beneath it
Earth from body of son of deity Earth from giant's body (Ymir). (Cf. A614.1.) 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
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Creation because of creator's lonesomeness. Dissatisfied at being alone in center of primeval water, God creates the earth Earth from creator's cuticle. (Cf. A1211.5.) Earth from nut in devil's mouth. God throws a nut over his left shoulder. The devil catches it in his mouth. The nut grows rapidly and the devil spits it out Creator prepared earth's nucleus as one would a rice cake Creator creates earth piecemeal

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