Mountains (hills) from ancient contest (fight)

Motif

Mountains (hills) from ancient contest (fight).

Mythological motifs. · Topographical features of the earth. · Land features. · Creation of mountains (hills). · view the constellation · filed as A964

Within the index

Filed under Creation of mountains (hills).

3 finer motifs beneath it

Holes in hills result of fight between gods Mountains fight each other: cause of their present shape Battle of demons: hills torn up

Filed beside it

Mountains from primeval animal Mountains (hills) from ancient activities of god (hero) Mountains from stones (soil, sand) dropped or thrown Origin of mountain chain Origin of volcanoes Origin of mounds Origin of cliffs Creation of mountains and hills – miscellaneous

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Topographical features caused by experiences of primitive hero (demigod, deity). Footprints of the gods, thoroughfares of heroes, etc

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