Mythological motifs

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• Why some nights are dark and some light. A1174.2
• Purchase of night. Originally no night. Culture hero goes to distant land and buys it. He introduces sleep, etc. Cock to crow for day. (Cf. B755, J2272.1.) A1174.3
• Night stolen and kept in jar. A1174.3.1
• Night caused by deity wrapping himself in dark mantle. A1174.4
• Why sun shines on Saturday (Friday). A1177
• Origin of "yesterday" and "today." A1178
• Origin of night and day – miscellaneous. A1179
• Origin of twilight. A1179.1
• Twilight reflection of fires of hell. A1179.1.1
• Origin of dawn. A1179.2
• Dawn reflection of roses of paradise. A1179.2.1
• Establishment of present order – miscellaneous motifs. A1180
• Determination of world center. By reaching to its ends. A1181
• Determination of world quarters. The four cardinal points. A1182
• Wings cut from flying mountains. In beginning mountains have wings. They are cut off by thunderbolt. A1185
• Measuring the world. A1186
• Creator appoints a chief for each class of created things: Lucifer for demons, Sion for mountains, etc. A1187
• All things receive names. A1191
• Origin of echo. A1195
• Why salt disappeared from forests. A1196
• Creation of man. A1200
• Man created to rule the earth. A1201
• Unacceptable gods as first inhabitants of earth. A1205
• Creation of man by creator. A1210
• Man made from creator's body. A1211
• Man springs into existence from deity's body by his mere thinking. A1211.0.1
• Man from dirt mixed with creator's blood. A1211.1
• Man from sweat of creator. A1211.2
• Man from spittle of creator. A1211.3
• Being made from spittle of the gods. A1211.3.1
• Man made from creator's eye. A1211.4
• Man made from dirt rubbed from creator's (hero's) body. (Cf. A833). A1211.5
• Man made from broken off toenail of creator. A1211.5.1
• Primeval human pair spring from two drops of urine of creator (woman from half-drop). A1211.6
• First man the result of maid having licked semen-stained loin cloth of creator's teacher. A1211.7
• Primeval crab pulls first five living creatures out of his side. A1211.8
• Man created in creator's image. A1212
• Man originates from god who comes to earth. A1215
• Man as offspring of creator. A1216
• Mankind from masturbation of creator with earth. (Cf. A615.1.) A1216.1
• Devil's unsuccessful attempt to vivify his creations as God has done. Succeeds only in making animal. A1217
• Rebel angels oppose creation of man. A1217.1
• Man created by co-operation of the gods. A1218
• Creation of man through evolution. A1220
• Progressive degeneration to present race of men. A1220.1
• Mankind from unusual primeval mating. A1221
• Mankind begotten by giant's two feet. He touches one foot with the other and begets progeny. A1221.1
• Mankind from "Peace and Quiet fructified by Light." A1221.2
• Mankind from mating of pairs of reeds. A1221.3
• Mankind from mating of tree and vine. A1221.4
• Mankind from mating of frog and "daughter of fire." A1221.5
• Mankind from human-animal mating. A1221.6
• Mankind originates from eggs. A1222
• Descent of man from animals. A1224
• Mankind is descended from marriage of human being and animal. A1224.0.1
• Mankind descended from tadpoles. A1224.1
• Mankind descended from worms or larvae. A1224.2
• Woman created from dog's tail. Eve. A1224.3
• Mankind born from a cow. A1224.4
• Descent of men from monkeys. A1224.5
• Men are monkeys who have lost their tails. A1224.5.1
• Mankind descended from fish. A1224.6
• Creation of man by creator from ants. He commands them to become men. A1224.7
• First men undeveloped. Rudimentary and amorphous, gradually assume present shape. A1225
• First couple organically united. Like Siamese twins. (Cf. A1275.2.) A1225.1
• Man originally without hands and feet. Boy steals them from Python, and afterward men have them. A1225.2
• Man given hands, feet, mouth and nose by monkey. A1225.2.1
• Man created after series of unsuccessful experiments. A1226
• Creator makes man out of butter first; it would not stand up and melted. A1226.1
• Different types of men produced from one original type. A1227
• Emergence or descent of first man to earth. A1230
• First man descends from sky. A1231
• Mankind from featherless bird sent from sky. A1231.1
• Mankind ascends from under the earth. (Cf. A1631.) A1232
• Mankind from bones of dead brought from underworld. A1232.1
• Mankind emerges from lake. A woman and boy. They marry and populate earth. A1232.2
• Mankind emerges from water. A1232.2.1
• Mankind emerges from caves. A1232.3
• Mankind emerges from a pit. A1232.3.1
• Mankind emerges from ground. A1234
• Earth as virgin mother of Adam. A1234.1
• Primeval human pair spring from womb of Mother Earth. (Cf. A1270.) A1234.1.1
• Mankind emerges from mountain. A1234.2
• Spontaneous generation. Scientists find child on deserted island. They suggest that he has emerged from the ground. A1234.3
• Earth gives birth to woman. A1234.4
• Mankind emerges from tree. (Cf. A1251.) A1236
• Mankind emerges from buds on trees. A1236.1
• Tribes emerge from melon. A1236.2
• Man made from mineral substance. A1240
• Man made from clay (earth). A1241
• Man made from piece of clay thrown on ground. A1241.1
• Man made from sand sprinkled with water. A1241.2
• Man made from clay image and vivified. (Cf. A1241.2, A1252.1.) A1241.3
• Man made from earth reddened with blood of human sacrifice. A1241.4
• Man from clay and animal's blood. A1241.4.1
• Man made of earth brought from four different places. A1241.5
• Man created from stones. A1245
• New race from stones thrown over head after deluge. (Cf. A1254.1.) A1245.1
• Mankind from vivified stone image. (Cf. A1241.3, A1252.1.) A1245.2
• Mankind from cleft rock. A1245.3
• Mankind from salty stone (ice block) licked by cow. (Audhumla). A1245.4
• Man born from mountains. A1245.5
• Mankind originates from shell. A1246
• Mankind originates from metals. A1247
• Man made from vegetable substance. A1250
• Creation of man from tree. (Cf. A1236, A1275.6.) A1251
• Creation of man from wood. A1252
• Mankind from vivified wooden image. (Cf. A1241.3, A1245.2) A1252.1
• Creation of man from fruit (nut). A1253
• Creation of man from fruit. A1253.1
• Creation of man from fig. A1253.1.1
• First man born from apple. A1253.1.2
• Creation of man from nut. A1253.2
• Creation of woman from coconut. The first man throws a coconut on the ground and thus creates the first woman. A1253.2.1
• Men from long nuts, women from short ones. A1253.2.2
• Man created from seeds. A1254
• New race from seeds thrown over head after deluge. (Cf. A1245.1., A1006.) A1254.1
• Man made from plant. A1255
• Man from sugar-cane stalks. A1255.1
• Man from ears of corn. A1255.2
• Man made from herb. A1256
• Man made from grass. A1256.1
• Mankind made from miscellaneous materials. A1260
• Man made from combination of different objects. A1260.1
• Man made of four elements. A1260.1.1
• Man made of substances from eight different sources. A1260.1.2
• Adam's body made of eight (four) things. Body, earth; bones, stones; veins, roots; blood, water; hair, grass; thoughts, wind; spirit, clouds, or warmth, fire; cold, air; dryness, earth; instability, water. A1260.1.3
• Seven substances employed in composition of human body. A1260.1.4
• Man made of clay with bones of stone, with blood of water and with vines for veins. A1260.1.5
• Man made from water. A1261
• Man created from sea-foam. A1261.1
• Man created from egg formed from sea-foam. A1261.2
• Man created from sweat. A1262
• Man created from sweat, heat, and breath. A1262.1
• Man created from part of body. A1263
• Man created from blood. A1263.1
• Man created from blood-clot. A1263.1.1
• Man from blood of game animal. A1263.1.2
• Man created from fingernail. A1263.2
• Man created from rubbings of skin. A1263.3
• Man created from spittle of holy person. A1263.4
• Man created from animal horns that bloomed and bore him as fruit. A1263.5
• Man created from culture hero's genitals. A1263.6
• Man created from animal bone. A1263.7
• Men created from sown dragon's teeth. A1265
• Man created from food. A1266
• Man made from meat-ball. A1266.1
• Man created from ashes (cinders). A1268
• Tribe born from fire. A1268.1
• Primeval human pair. A1270
• Primeval human pair live in innocence. A1270.1
• Origin of first parents. A1271
• Sun, moon, and stars bring forth first parents. Sun and moon beget son; morning and evening star beget daughter; these, the first parents, are at first without understanding, but it is awakened later by demigods. A1271.1
• Sun and moon beget stones and birds: these transformed to first parents. A1271.2
• First parents children of god. A1271.3
• First parents originate from gold which is from body of first man. Born fifteen years old. A1271.4
• Twin first parents. A1273
• Incestuous first parents. A1273.1
• Creation of first man's (woman's) mate. A1275
• Creation of first woman from man's rib. A1275.1
• Deity creates princess from prince's body and gives her to him. A1275.1.1
• First man split in two to form mate. (Cf. A1225.1.) A1275.2
• Of ten original men one magically changes sex. A1275.3
• Creator makes woman and then begets man by her. A1275.4
• Man creates a woman from melted butter, sour milk, sour cream and curds offered on the waters. A1275.5
• First woman's mate made from transformed tree. A1275.6
• First man created from nothing wanders until he finds mate. A1275.7
• Why Eve was not made at first along with Adam. A1275.8
• First man descends on earth, falls in love with and marries a fairy. A1275.9
• First created man catches woman in his snare. A1275.10
• Man chosen as best gift by primeval women. In beginning only women on earth. Deity kills one by accident and promises anything as reparation. They choose man. A1276
• Offspring of first parents. A1277
• First parents devour offspring. A1277.1
• Primeval human pair allowed to bear all children they wish. A1277.2
• Son of first human couple murdered by tiger sent by god; his head becomes the sun, his chest the moon, and his blood gives the red earth its color. A1277.3
• First man and woman bring in children and clothe them. A1277.4
• Primeval human pair – miscellaneous. A1279
• Of first parents husband so hideous he is kept hidden. A1279.1
• First man (woman). A1280
• Condition of first man (woman). A1281
• First man covered with horny substance. (Cf. A1310.1.) A1281.1
• Man at first covered with hair. A1281.2
• Change of animal and human skin in ancient times. A1281.2.1
• Man at first naked. A1281.3
• Men originally self-luminous. A1281.4
• First man created circumcised. A1281.5
• Adam at first nameless. A1281.6
• Adam's name composed of initial letters of four stars from the four quarters of the heavens. A1281.6.1
• The mother of men. A1282
• Mother of the world gives birth to three sons. A1282.1
• Activities of first man. A1285
• First man made chief over whole world. A1285.1
• In response to Adam's prayer, God sends him to earth to be father of mankind. A1285.1.1
• Creation of man – other motifs. A1290
• Man created by supernatural creature, not deity. A1291
• Man created by angels. A1291.1
• Devil in God's absence puts sickness in Adam's body. A1293
• Creation in covered vessel. Men (or animals) created in a basket or from a bundle, or from under a blanket. A1295
• Multiplication of man by fragmentation. A1296
• First human being killed by jealous brothers (reptiles and insects). A1297