Pillars of Hercules at Gibraltar set up by Hercules. (Cf. A901.)

Motif

Pillars of Hercules at Gibraltar set up by Hercules. (Cf. A901.)

Mythological motifs. · Topographical features of the earth. · Land features. · Origin of particular places. · view the constellation · filed as A984

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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 86.

Within the index

Filed under Origin of particular places.

Filed beside it

Origin of valleys or hollows Bridge of the Gods. A conflict of the gods breaks a primeval bridge and thus causes a rapid in a river (the Columbia River at The Dalles, Oregon)Cairn marks burial place Origin of particular places – miscellaneous

Travels with

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

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