Mountains made with God's hand

Motif

Mountains made with God's hand.

Mythological motifs. · Topographical features of the earth. · Land features. · Creation of mountains (hills). · view the constellation · filed as A962.2

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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.

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Filed under Mountains (hills) from ancient activities of god (hero).

Filed beside it

Mountain from part of deity's (hero's) body Mountains from primeval journeys of a god. (Cf. A901.)Mountains pressed together by God Mountains made with the hand Mountains originated from primeval journeys of the first man Hills from hero's striking (earth) with sword Origin of hills and ridges: pieces of shattered god's head Mountains and hills are former sons, daughters of gods Hills represent loads from culture-hero's shoulders

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