Mythological motifs

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• Creator. A0
• Identity of creator. A1
• Sun-god as creator. A1.1
• Grandfather as creator. A1.2
• Stone-woman as creator. A1.3
• Brahma as creator. A1.4
• Multiple creators. A2
• Three creators. A2.1
• First human pair as creators. (Cf. A1270.) A2.2
• Creative mother source of everything. A3
• Reason for creation. A5
• Gods make earth to have place to rest their feet. A5.1
• Creator's descendants. (Cf. A32.) A7
• Creator has two sons. A7.1
• Nature of the creator. A10
• Invisible creator. A11
• Invisibility of creator learned from the impossibility of staring at the sun, his servant. A11.1
• Hermaphroditic creator. The creator is half man and half woman or is thought of as both male and female. A12
• Male and female creators. A12.1
• Animal as creator. A13
• Beast as creator. A13.1
• Cow as creator. A13.1.1
• Bird as creator. A13.2
• Raven as creator. A13.2.1
• Eagle as creator of man. A13.2.2
• Black-winged bird as creator. A13.2.3
• Insect as creator. A13.3
• Spider as creator. A13.3.1
• Beetle as creator. A13.3.2
• Reptile as creator. A13.4
• Snake as creator. A13.4.1
• Worm as creator. A13.4.2
• Human creator. A15
• Female creator. A15.1
• Old woman as creator. A15.1.1
• Brothers as creators. A15.2
• Old man as creator. A15.3
• Old man with staff as creator. (Cf. A1.2.) A15.3.1
• Artisan as creator. A15.4
• Potter as creator. A15.4.1
• Angel as creator. A17
• Pictorial representations of creator. A18
• Creator with dragon's head. A18.1
• Creator with two horns on head. A18.2
• Dwarfish creator. A18.3
• Creator clothed in bear-skin (or in leaves). A18.4
• Creator with hammer and chisel in hands. A18.5
• Creator with sun and moon in hands. A18.6
• Nature of creator – miscellaneous. A19
• Sun and moon (man and wife) as creators. A19.1
• Creator with appearance of Negro. A19.2
• Origin of the creator. A20
• Creator from above. A21
• Woman who fell from the sky. – Daughter of the sky-chief falls from the sky, is caught by birds, and lowered to the surface of the water. She becomes the creator. A21.1
• Old man from sky as creator. – Old man with his wife comes from the sky. Are the first couple on earth. Have seven sons and seven daughters. Each son marries a daughter. A21.2
• Creator comes out of chaos. A22
• Creator offspring of dual powers of nature. (Male and female principles.) A23
• Creator from below. God rises from beneath (the center of the spiritual world) and creates the world. A25
• Creator emerges from lake. A25.1
• Creator comes from certain direction. A26
• Creator comes from east. A26.1
• Creator born from egg. A27
• Creator's companions. A30
• Creator's grandmother. Casually mentioned in the course of the creation myth. A31
• Creator's family. (Cf. A7.) A32
• Creator's son. A32.1
• Creator's daughter. A32.2
• Creator's wife. A32.3
• Creator's wife seduced by his son. A32.3.1
• Creator beats his wife while intoxicated from beverage he invents. A32.3.2
• Animal as creator's companion. A33
• Beast as creator's companion. A33.1
• Creator's dog. The creator is accompanied by a dog. (Cf. A63.4.) A33.1.1
• Bird as creator's companion. A33.2
• Insect as creator's companion. A33.3
• Bee as God's spy. God, the creator, sends a bee to overhear the devil's secrets. A33.3.1
• Other animal companions of creator. A33.4
• Armadillo as creator's companion. A33.4.1
• Creator's companions: unicorn, phoenix, tortoise, and dragon. A36
• Joint creators. A37
• Falcon and crow as joint creators. Calif. A37.1
• Heavenly bodies as creator's companions. A38
• Creator's companions: sun and moon. A38.1
• Creator's advisers. A40
• Men as God's advisers. A41
• Angels as God's advisers. A42
• Seraphim as creator's advisers. A42.1
• God consults two angels on creation. A42.1.1
• God consults mercy on his right and justice on his left. A42.2
• Devil as adviser of God. A43
• Tora as God's adviser. A44
• Souls of pious as Creator's advisers. A45
• Conflict of good and evil creators. A50
• Creation of angels and devils. A50.1
• Creation of devil(s). (Cf. A63.) A51
• Creation of angels. A52
• Angels created to execute God's will. A52.0.1
• Degraded gods become angels. A52.0.2
• Angels existed prior to creation. A52.0.3
• Angels are transformed souls of the pious. A52.0.4
• Angels created from three elements. A52.0.5
• Angels created from words uttered by God. A52.0.6
• God drops water from his finger and the drops become angels. Lucifer imitated God and created devils. A52.0.7
• God created angels by striking one small stone with another. Lucifer created devils by imitation. A52.0.8
• Creation of individual angels. A52.1
• Angel of death created by God. A52.1.1
• Angel Michael created from fire. A52.1.2
• Angel Gabriel created from snow. A52.1.3
• Angel Raphael created from water. A52.1.4
• Angel of destruction created from hail and fire. A52.1.5
• Time of creation of the angels. A52.2
• Angels created on first day of creation. A52.2.1
• Angels created on second day of creation. A52.2.2
• Angels created on third day of creation. A52.2.3
• Archangels created on first, angels on third day of creation. A52.2.4
• Angels created on fifth day with other winged creatures. A52.2.5
• Material of which angels are created (fire, water and snow). A52.3
• Rebel angels. A54
• Angel of sea rebels at world's creation; put to death by God. A54.1
• Marplot at creation. An evil opponent attempts to undo or mar the work of the creator. A60
• Coyote as marplot at creation. A61
• Devil as marplot at creation. A63
• Devil works during God's sleep at creation. A63.1
• Devil plans to drown God at time of creation. A63.2
• Devil and God wrestle at time of creation. A63.3
• Devil and God create animals. Wolf created as God's dog. The devil creates goats to destroy things. A63.4
• God and the devil torment each other with their creations. Devil pesters God with gnats. God makes a fire and safeguards himself; God plagues the devil with fleas. Devil is unable to find means of protecting himself. A63.4.1
• Lucifer causes fall of man. A63.5
• Satan seduces Adam to sin because he is jealous of him. A63.5.1
• Devil in serpent form tempts first woman (Satan and Eve). A63.6
• Rebel god is author of all poisonous things. A63.7
• Poisonous water created by the devil. A63.7.1
• Satan attempts to create another world. A63.8
• God makes things and tosses them into the air; what he catches is good for mankind, what opponent catches is bad. A67
• Creator – miscellaneous motifs. A70
• Creator tries to devour his son, the culture hero. A71
• Original creator followed by transformers. These demigods change the original creation into the present forms. A72
• Lonely creator. The creator is tired of solitude and therefore inaugurates the creation. A73
• Reluctant creator. A74
• Creation on condition that Israel accept Tora. A74.1
• Creator repents of creating certain things. A74.2
• Creator as ancestor of heaven and earth. A75
• Creator's death. (Cf. A192.) A76
• Creator's works survive him. A77
• Creator goes to make afterworld. A78
• Creator goes to sky. A81
• Creator of animals. A84
• Creator of buffaloes. A84.1
• Creation match between goddess-wife, god-husband. A85
• Creator drunk from beverage he invents. A87
• Deity. A100
• Supreme god. One god chief of all other gods. (Often not worshipped as other gods are.) A101
• Supreme god as creator. (Cf. A0.) A101.1
• Characteristics of deity. A102
• Omniscient god. A102.1
• All-seeing god. A102.2
• Immutable god. A102.3
• Omnipotent god. A102.4
• Omnipresent god. A102.5
• Eternal god. A102.6
• Holy god. A102.7
• Sleepless god. A102.8
• Invisible god. A102.9
• Unity of God. A102.10
• Purity of God. A102.11
• Perfect God. A102.12
• Loving kindness of God. A102.13
• Goodness of God. A102.14
• Modesty of God. A102.15
• Justice of God. A102.16
• Anger of God. A102.17
• Imperfect god, subject to death and rebirth. A102.18
• Conflict between God's justice and mercy. A102.19
• Father-god. A103
• The making of gods. A104
• Living person becomes god. A104.1
• Dead body becomes god. A104.2
• Miscellaneous objects become gods. A104.3
• Spirits become gods. A104.4
• Opposition of good and evil gods. A106
• Gods and the demons quarrel over supremacy. A106.0.1
• Revolt of bad gods against good. A106.1
• Goddess rebels against her father for forbidding her marriage. A106.1.1
• Revolt of evil angels against God. A106.2
• Revolting devil banished to hell. A106.2.1
• Banished devil appears on earth only on day of dark moon. A106.2.1.1
• Demon (opposed to God) allowed to earth four times a year (but must let people know who he is and not deceive them). A106.2.1.2
• Satan's fall from heaven. A106.2.2
• Created beings rebel against God. A106.3
• Gods of darkness and light. Darkness thought of as evil, light as good. A107
• God of the living and the dead in the otherworld. A108
• God of the dead. A108.1
• Deity: miscellaneous motifs. A109
• God as a triad. A109.1
• Goddess as mother of Pacific Ocean. A109.2
• Origin of the gods. A110
• Parents of the gods. A111
• Mother of the gods. (Cf. A116.2.) A111.1
• Father of the gods. A111.2
• Ancestor of the gods. A111.3