Spring from striking earth with sword

Motif

Spring from striking earth with sword.

Mythological motifs. · Topographical features of the earth. · Water features. · Origin of other bodies of water. · view the constellation · filed as A941.3

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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.

ChineseEberhard FFC CXX 114 No. 69.
general Sébillot France II 181ff.

Within the index

Filed under Origin of springs.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Spring breaks forth where magic spear strikes ground. (Cf. A941.5.1.)Spring where god throws his staff or spear

Filed beside it

Origin of a particular spring Springs originate from horse's hoof-prints. (Cf. A901.)Springs originate from tears. (Cf. A901, A911.)Spring breaks forth to commemorate experiences of hero (deity). (Cf. A901, A913.1, A920.1.4.)Spring breaks forth through power of saint Breaking forth of springs partial cause of Flood Springs from beneath magic (holy) object

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