Mountains from stones (soil, sand) dropped or thrown — Mythoi

Motif

Mountains from stones (soil, sand) dropped or thrown.

Mythological motifs. · Topographical features of the earth. · Land features. · Creation of mountains (hills). · view the constellation · filed as A963

Within the index

Filed under Creation of mountains (hills).

9 finer motifs beneath it

Mountains from stones dropped from giant's clothes. He carries the stones in his clothes but loses them as he walks Mountains from breaking of God's sieve. He is sifting stones and the bottom of the sieve breaks, letting huge stones and mountains fall through. (Cf. A971.) Soil dropped to form mountains Mountains and hills from stones thrown by giant at church Hills from stones cast by giants Hill from anvil (cast by supernatural smith) Hill from sand left by passersby Hill as unfinished tower built in the likeness of Nimrod's tower Clay soil dropped from sky to form hill

Filed beside it

Mountains from primeval animal Mountains (hills) from ancient activities of god (hero) Mountains (hills) from ancient contest (fight) Origin of mountain chain Origin of volcanoes Origin of mounds Origin of cliffs Creation of mountains and hills – miscellaneous

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