Islands created by order of deity — Mythoi

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Islands created by order of deity.

Mythological motifs. · Topographical features of the earth. · Land features. · Origin of the land. · view the constellation · filed as A955.0.1

Filed across the traditions

Marquesas Handy 122f.
Marshall Is. Davenport 221.

Within the index

Filed under Origin of islands.

Filed beside it

Islands as deity's stepping-stones. (Cf. A901.) Island created by shooting arrow. (Cf. D936, D1092.) Origin of island's shape and position Island plowed out by goddess. (Cf. A951.) Islands from cow and calf transformed by evil eye of one-eyed god Islands from stones cast by giantess. (Cf. A901, A963.5.) Islands from webs woven by primeval spiders Island fished-up by demigod (hero) Goddess gives birth to islands Islands from transformed object or person Islands originally form continent, later separated Old woman as guardian of floating islands of the gods

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