Origin of springs where deity dug

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Origin of springs where deity dug.

Mythological motifs. · Topographical features of the earth. · Water features. · Origin of other bodies of water. · view the constellation · filed as A941.5.7

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HawaiiBeckwith Myth 212.

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Filed under Spring breaks forth through power of saint.

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