Origin of particular places – miscellaneous — Mythoi

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Origin of particular places – miscellaneous.

Mythological motifs. · Topographical features of the earth. · Land features. · Origin of particular places. · view the constellation · filed as A989

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Dark brown patches on soil mark place where marvelous cow (Glas) and her calf lay Roads marked out by supernatural cows Certain stones are druids' (saints') seats (chairs)Pile of stones (cairn) marks site of battle

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Origin of valleys or hollows Pillars of Hercules at Gibraltar set up by Hercules. (Cf. A901.)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