22 motifs match “creates”  ·  back to the chapters

• Creator from below. God rises from beneath (the center of the spiritual world) and creates the world. A25
• Devil and God create animals. Wolf created as God's dog. The devil creates goats to destroy things. A63.4
• Culture hero creates a companion from a toenail. A511.1.4.4
• Heavenly bodies from objects thrown into sky. The Christ Child throws mud pies into the sky and creates sun, moon, and stars. A700.1
• Raft in primeval sea. Creator is on the raft and there creates the earth. (Cf. A812.) A813
• Creation because of creator's lonesomeness. Dissatisfied at being alone in center of primeval water, God creates the earth. A832
• Creator creates earth piecemeal. A837
• Opening of creator's eyes creates day. (Cf. A0.) A1171.1
• Creation of woman from coconut. The first man throws a coconut on the ground and thus creates the first woman. A1253.2.1
• Deity creates princess from prince's body and gives her to him. A1275.1.1
• Man creates a woman from melted butter, sour milk, sour cream and curds offered on the waters. A1275.5
• Culture hero creates useful animals. A1703
• Dog created as watch-dog for Jesus. Jesus, left to watch the herd, creates the dog to drive off the wolf. A1831.1
• Deity's wife creates mosquitoes to drive her husband out of jungle. A2034.1
• Deity creates mosquitoes to irritate other gods. A2034.1.2
• Saint creates fire unnaturally when needed. D2158.1.5
• God creates the devil (Satan) from his own shadow. G303.1.1.1
• God creates the devil by striking a stone with his whip. G303.1.1.4
• The devil creates other devils. G303.1.4
• The devil creates devils by casting water behind himself. G303.1.4.1
• Trickster's false creations fail him. A trickster creates men from his excrements (or the like). They melt in the sun. J2186
• Salt of hospitality. Eating a man's salt creates mutual obligation. P321