Creator of rivers

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Creator of rivers.

Mythological motifs. · Topographical features of the earth. · Water features. · Origin of streams. · view the constellation · filed as A930.1

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Middle EasternThe Thousand and One Nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, Chapter 30
FinnishThe Kalevala, Rune XXXII
IndicThe Mahābhārata, Book 8, Section 44

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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JewishNeuman.

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Filed under Origin of streams.

1 finer motif beneath it

Snake as creator of rivers and lakes

Filed beside it

Meander-pursuit. (Cf. A901.) – A fugitive's doublings cause a river's windings River from urine of goddess (giantess)Various origins of rivers Origin of falls (cataracts)Why there is no mist on a certain river: fanned away with a pair of eagle's wings Rivers and streams offspring of marriage of Ocean and his sister

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