Origin of minerals — Mythoi

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Origin of minerals.

Mythological motifs. · Topographical features of the earth. · Land features. · Origin of rocks and stones. · view the constellation · filed as A978

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Middle EasternThe Thousand and One Nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, Chapter 30
Ancient EgyptianThe Egyptian Book of the Dead, Chapter CLIX
Ancient EgyptianThe Egyptian Book of the Dead, Chapter XV
Hermetic / AlchemicalThe Hermetic Museum, Restored and Enlarged, Tract 1: The Golden Tract Concerning the Stone of the Philosophers

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Filed under Origin of rocks and stones.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Origin of minerals from body of dead culture hero Iron created to punish cedar's pride Origin of emeralds from marvelous vase broken into pieces

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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 Rocks from transformation of people to stone 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 Other stories about stone origins