Mountains and hills are former sons, daughters of gods

Motif

Mountains and hills are former sons, daughters of gods.

Mythological motifs. · Topographical features of the earth. · Land features. · Creation of mountains (hills). · view the constellation · filed as A962.9

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

IndiaThompson-Balys.

Within the index

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

Filed beside it

Mountain from part of deity's (hero's) body Mountains made with God's hand 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 Hills represent loads from culture-hero's shoulders

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