188 motifs match “creator” — showing the first 100; narrow the words for the rest  ·  back to the chapters

• 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
• 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
• Seraphim as creator's advisers. A42.1
• Souls of pious as Creator's advisers. A45
• Conflict of good and evil creators. A50
• Marplot at creation. An evil opponent attempts to undo or mar the work of the creator. A60
• 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
• 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
• Creator drunk from beverage he invents. A87
• Supreme god as creator. (Cf. A0.) A101.1