Origin of cliffs

Motif

Origin of cliffs.

Mythological motifs. · Topographical features of the earth. · Land features. · Creation of mountains (hills). · view the constellation · filed as A968

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Greco-RomanThe Aeneid, Book 6
Greco-RomanThe Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK III, ch. V
Greco-RomanThe Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK III, ch. VI
Anglo-SaxonBeowulf, III

Within the index

Filed under Creation of mountains (hills).

2 finer motifs beneath it

Cliffs become hard. Were formerly soft but become hard by God's order. (Cf. A975.)Cliff from lovers' leap. Lovers in despair throw themselves from a high place. This becomes a cliff

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

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