Rocks from transformation of people to stone

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Rocks from transformation of people to stone.

Mythological motifs. · Topographical features of the earth. · Land features. · Origin of rocks and stones. · view the constellation · filed as A974

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Scholars’ trail — 8references

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.

GreekFox 175
Icel.Boberg. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 175
Marshall Is.Davenport 229
TongaGifford 99, 130
MarquesasHandy 106
IndiaThompson-Balys
EskimoBoas RBAE VI 639
Calif. IndianGayton and Newman 97.

Within the index

Filed under Origin of rocks and stones.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Certain stones are druids transformed by power of saint Certain stones are transformed giants

Filed beside it

Origin of rocks from breaking of God's sieve Indentions on rocks from prints left by man (beast). (Cf. A901.)Origin of stones: punishment for discourtesy. Jesus asks a man what he is sowing. He answers, "Stones." Jesus turns the crop to stones. This is how stones originate Why stones became hard. By God's order. (Cf. A968.1.)Why rocks at river are covered with moss Origin of particular stones or groups of stones Origin of minerals Other stories about stone origins

Travels with

Certain stones are cheeses transformed by saint. (Cf. A974.)

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