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

• Angel Michael created from fire. A52.1.2
• Angel of destruction created from hail and fire. A52.1.5
• Material of which angels are created (fire, water and snow). A52.3
• 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
• Goddess with three supernatural bodies: fire, cliff, sea. A123.1.7
• Goddess with body full of fire. A124.3
• Chariot of fire drawn by four steeds of fire. A136.3.1
• God represented with bow of fire. A137.14.1
• God represented as among seven sheaths of fire. A137.17
• Smoldering fire of volcano as head of goddess. A139.8.3
• Deity's child becomes fire as soon as he is born. A199.3
• God of whirlwind. Typhon. He is represented as having serpents' heads on his shoulders, as having a voice like the sound of many beasts and eyes which flash fire. A282.1
• God of fire. A493
• Angel of fire. A493.0.1
• Goddess of fire. A493.1
• Universe created out of fire world. A622
• Seven worlds above and below. An angel upholds the seven worlds on his shoulders. Under him in turn are: rock, bull, fish, vast sea, air, fire, and serpent. A651.3.1
• Primary elements of universe. (Earth, air, fire, water, etc.) A654
• Doors of heaven guarded by rivers of fire. A661.0.1.1.1
• Veils of fire and ice before chief door of heaven. A661.0.1.1.2
• Abersetus as guardian of river of fire at one of the doors of heaven. A661.0.1.4
• Fire in hell. Christ created fire in hell from his blood; formerly hell was cold. A671.0.2.1
• Rivers of fire in hell. A671.2.2.3
• The fires of hell. A671.2.4
• Sea of fire in hell. A671.2.4.1
• Islands in sea of fire in hell. A671.2.4.2
• Four fires in hell. A671.2.4.13
• A woman has four children: sun, moon, fire, and water. A700.3
• Sun, moon, and stars nourished on fire. A700.7
• Sun as fire rekindled every morning. A712
• Moon from light, sun from fire. A712.1
• Sun from fire flung into sky. A714.3
• Sun as grindstone full of fire. A714.5
• Sun bathes in stream of fire at night. A722.5.1
• Two faces of the sun: fire, directed toward earth; hail, directed toward heaven. A733.3
• Moon as grinder which brings fire out of the sun. A741.3
• Stars as fires in the hearths of ghosts. A761.4
• Earth from steam made by fire thrown into primeval water. A814.5
• Why earth becomes warm and wet: two huge copper vessels steaming over fire are underneath earth. A857.1
• Unextinguishable fire at end of earth. A871.0.2
• Mountains and valleys formed from great fire. A969.3
• Why certain rock produces fire when struck with steel. A975.2
• Fire producing rock result of contest between god of fire and god of rain. A975.2.1
• After world-fire life recreated from tree. A1006.9
• Flood puts out world-fire. (Cf. A1030.) A1019.4
• World-fire. A conflagration destroys the earth. Sometimes (as with the flood legends) the tradition is somewhat local and does not refer to an actual destruction of the whole earth; sometimes the fire marks the end of the world. A1030
• Causes of world-fire. A1031
• A "flame of fire swifter than a blast of wind" as punishment for the sin of the Irish. A1031.1
• World-fire after theft of fire. A1031.2
• Evil demons set world on fire. A1031.3
• Fall of sun causes world-fire. A1031.4
• All countries burned while the wife of sun god pours fire from a small bowl. A1031.4.1
• World-fire because of man's arrogance. A1031.5
• Miscellaneous reasons for world-fire. A1031.6
• Quenching the world-fire. A1035
• Rain invoked to destroy world-fire. A1035.1
• Creator puts out world-fire with his staff. A1035.2
• Earth recreated after world-fire. A1036
• Men hide from world-fire and renew race. (Cf. A1006.1., A1045.) A1038
• World-fire – miscellaneous. A1039
• Vulture sent out as scout to see whether earth has cooled from world-fire. (Cf. A1021.2.) A1039.1
• Sun thrown on fire: period of darkness, rain. A1068
• Why the sea is salt: heavy rain showers on ashes of wood burnt by primeval fire. A1115.3
• Lightning from fire. A1141.7
• Twilight reflection of fires of hell. A1179.1.1
• Mankind from mating of frog and "daughter of fire." A1221.5
• 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
• Tribe born from fire. A1268.1
• Origin of illness from fire and cold. A1337.8
• Man must work as punishment for theft of fire. A1346.1
• Origin of fire. A1414
• Origin of fire – rubbing sticks. A1414.1
• Fire drill invented. A1414.1.1
• Origin of fire – found in person's own body. A1414.2
• Origin of fire – children strike rocks together, accidentally produce fire. A1414.3
• Origin of fire – gift from god (supernatural person). A1414.4
• Bird as guardian of primordial fire. A1414.6
• Repository of fire. A1414.7
• Tree as repository of fire. A1414.7.1
• Rock as repository of fire. A1414.7.2
• Cave as repository of fire. A1414.7.3
• Theft of fire. Mankind is without fire. A culture hero steals it from the owner. A1415
• Fire witheld from men as punishment. A1415.0.1
• Original fire property of one person (animal). A1415.0.2
• Fire stolen in hollow reed. A1415.1
• Fire carried from heaven in fingernails. A1415.1.1
• Theft of fire by animals. A1415.2
• Theft of fire by bird. A1415.2.1
• Theft of fire – trick exchange. Child of fire-owner is stolen and then given back in exchange for fire. A1415.3
• Vain attempts to circumvent theft of fire. A1415.4
• Origin of fire worship. A1546.6
• Black tribe because woman is put on fire. A1614.8
• Cold before theft of fire impedes speech: explanation of difficulty of certain languages. A1616.1
• Why Agaria are not afraid of fire. A1689.2
• Creation of monkeys: old woman thrown into fire. In unsuccessful imitation of Christ, the smith throws an old woman into the fire. She becomes a monkey. (Cf. A1710.) A1861.2
• Creation of fireflies. A2094
• Shrew blows nose into snout. Sent after fire, he finds but a little which he tries to revive by hard blowing. A2211.5
• Buffalo helps tiger quench fire: white mark left on buffalo's neck where tiger held on while being ducked in water. A2211.12
• Mole struck on head in attempt to steal fire: hence his flat head. A2213.5.1
• Animal scorches self while putting out fire in land of fire, woe and darkness. A2218.1.1