μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 3references

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.

  • Indo-ChineseScott Indo-Chinese 291 (cf. A901). – Tahltan: *Teit JAFL XXXII, 219f.
  • general Fb "sø" III 731a. Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 135 (cf. A911), Cross
  • general Malecite: Speck JAFL XXX 481.
Within the index

Filed under Origin of the seas.

17 finer motifs beneath it
Origin of particular lakeInexhaustible buckets as source of lakesLakes from digging of primeval ox. (Cf. A901.)Lake bursts forth to drown thiefLakes burst forth to commemorate birth, death, battle, etc., of primitive heroLakes originate from tears. (Cf. A901, A911.)Lake from urine of horse. (Cf. A933.)Lake created by fairiesLake bursts forth to drown impious peopleLake bursts forth where island is plowed out. (Cf. A951.)Lakes made by giant or devilWoman transformed to pool of waterLake bursts forth where blind king plucks rushesLake of milk formed through virtue of saintLakes are daughters of the godsOrigin of the Dead SeaLake originally filled with palm wine
Filed beside it
Origin of sea channelsOcean the son of Earth and HeavenOcean made from bloodOcean from creator's sweatMiscellaneous origins of the oceanOrigin of various qualities of the seaGiant drinks up ocean

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