44 motifs match “clouds”  ·  back to the chapters

• God represented with clouds as shield. A137.14.3
• God flies in pillar of floating clouds, thunder, and lightning. A171.3
• Raising the sky: striking with broom. Old woman's hump strikes clouds as she sweeps. She strikes at sky with broom and thus raises it. A625.2.3
• Creation from duck's eggs. Upper vault from half shell, lower vault from half shell, moonbeams from whites, sunshine from yellows, starlight from motley parts, clouds from dark parts. A641.2
• Clouds as props of the sky. A702.7
• Origin and nature of clouds. A705
• Origin of clouds. A705.1
• Creator makes clouds from own vitals. A705.1.1
• Clouds as tapa beaten out by woman in moon. A705.1.2
• Nature of clouds (covered with skin). (Cf. A702.9.) A705.2
• Stars are trees growing on the clouds. A769.1
• Origin of Magellanic Clouds. A778.0.1
• Above and below the earth are great clouds. A873
• Angels set over clouds, winds, and rains. A1130.1
• Origin of clouds. A1133
• Origin of clouds from Ymir's brain. A1133.1
• Origin of clouds: creator ornaments the sky with clouds so that the mountains are sometimes shaded. A1133.2
• Clouds as smoke rising to sky. A1133.3
• Clouds as God's shield. A1133.4
• Origin of thunder clouds: from wings of mountains. A1142.4
• 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
• Animals drop from clouds. A1795
• Dragon's home at top of mountain. His breath forms clouds to hide the mountain. B11.3.2
• Magic clouds burn animals. (Cf. D901.) D1445.6.1
• Clouds fetch previous stones. (Cf. D901.) D1469.16
• Divination from clouds. (Cf. D1812.5.1.11.) D1812.5.0.10
• Red (gray, etc.) clouds as evil omens. (Cf. D1812.5.0.10.) D1812.5.1.11
• Witch draws rain or snow from clouds with wave of his hand. D2143.1.9
• Magic control of clouds. D2147
• Voyage to the Land of the Cimmerians. People who dwell amid clouds of gloom and never see sun. F129.3
• Clouds take form of letters. F795.1
• Extraordinary behavior of clouds. F967
• Clouds protect fugitives. F967.1
• Clouds with fragrance from paradise. F967.2
• Conversation between clouds. F967.3
• Mad warriors fly up into clouds. (Cf. F1041.16.6.) F1041.8.7
• Devil in form of spider. Hangs from the clouds. G303.3.3.4.2
• Absurd theories about clouds. J2277
• Clouds supposed to come from smoke. J2277.1
• Bird wants sunshine, worm clouds. U148.1
• Worship of clouds. (Cf. A283.) V1.5.1
• Young man plowing corn sees letters "P. C." formed by clouds. He explains situation to minister, asks to be ordained. The minister explains that the letters mean "plow corn" instead of "preach Christ". X459.1.1
• Lie: clouds beaten by man until they promise to water his crops thrice daily. X1642
• My dog picked up a string, but did not wish to give it to me unless I gave her bread. Cupboard did not wish to give bread unless I gave it a key; smith, charcoal; charcoal-burner, calf's legbone; butcher, milk; cow, grass; meadow, water; clouds, dove's feather. Dove gave me a feather which I gave to clouds, etc. Z41.4.2