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• Gods of darkness and light. Darkness thought of as evil, light as good. A107
• God represented with lightning flashes as sword. A137.14.4
• Sun, moon and wind dine with their uncle and aunt, thunder and lightning. A153.3.2
• Combat between god of light and dragon of ocean. A162.2
• Thunder and lightning slay devils. A162.3.2
• God flies in pillar of floating clouds, thunder, and lightning. A171.3
• God divests self of earthly raiment and clothes self with lightning. A179.7
• God of light. A260
• Goddess of light. A260.1
• God of lightning. A285
• Angel of lightning. A285.0.1
• Lightning weapon of the gods. A285.1
• Lightning flashes from armpits of hero. A526.9
• 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
• Moon from light, sun from fire. A712.1
• Sun and moon placed in top of tree. Hero makes the sun and moon and fastens them to the top of the "World Tree" (cf. A652), but they give no light at first. A714.2
• Sun's night journey with reversed face. It returns from west to east by the same way that it came, but it turns its light side to the sky and leaves the earth in darkness. A722.2
• Heat and light of the sun. A733
• Why sunlight is so much stronger than moonlight. A733.1
• Beams of light are snares with which sun is tied to earth. Cf. A728. A733.4
• Moon tied to sun so that when sun sinks moon is dragged up to light earth. A735.1
• Spots on moon a banyan tree planted there by creator to diminish its light. A751.6.1
• Moon's phases caused by its being put in box. (Cf. A754). When it is closed up in the box, it is dark; when taken out of the box, light. A755.1
• Sun gives light to stars. A769.5
• The heavenly lights. A790
• Heavenly lights originate from firmament. A790.1
• Origin of the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis). A795
• Creator's giant servant puts a valley where earth's crust is heavy and a mountain where it is light so as to stabilize it. A857.2
• Origin of lightning. A1141
• Lightning as fiery snake. A1141.1
• Lightning from flashing sword. A1141.2
• Lightning from heavenly horses striking hoofs against stars. A1141.3
• Lightning as god's whip. A1141.4
• Lightning as God's messenger. A1141.5
• Lightning produced by deity. A1141.6
• Lightning from fire. A1141.7
• Lightning as torches of invisible dancers. A1141.7.1
• Origin of lightning – other motifs. A1141.8
• Windows in firmament shed light. A1171.2
• Why some nights are dark and some light. A1174.2
• Origin of twilight. A1179.1
• Twilight reflection of fires of hell. A1179.1.1
• Mankind from "Peace and Quiet fructified by Light." A1221.2
• Theft of light. Light originally absent is stolen by culture hero. A1411
• Light kept in box (basket). Stolen. A1411.1
• Theft of light by being swallowed and reborn. The hero transforms himself to a particle. The daughter of the guardian of light swallows him as she is drinking water. He is reborn. As a child in the house he steals light. A1411.2
• Origin of light – miscellaneous. A1412
• Light originated from shield of old cobra supporting the earth. A1412.1
• Origin of light: souls of dead in heaven. A1412.2
• Acquisition of daylight by culture hero. A1412.3
• Why a lamp must be lighted in a house at least every fortnight. A1599.14
• Light and dark-skinned peoples made from light and dark coconuts. A1614.3
• Origin of light and dark skin color. A1614.6
• Method and position of bird's flight. A2442
• High and low flight of birds. A2442.1
• Flight of various birds. A2442.2
• Bluejay's flight. A2442.2.4
• Hawk's flight. A2442.2.5
• Water-birds' flight and diving. A2442.2.6
• Wild-goose's flight. A2442.2.7
• Eagle's flight. A2442.2.8
• Why certain animals avoid light. A2491
• Why owl avoids daylight. A2491.2
• Elder tree is never struck by lightning because it was used in making the cross. A2711.2.1
• Why lightning spares the nut-tree. A2791.2
• Why the bija tree is often struck by lightning. A2791.12
• Smith outwits devil, is admitted to neither heaven nor hell. The devil gives him a light to find his way back in the dark; he is known as the will-o'-the-wisp or jack-o'-lantern. A2817.1
• Giant bird alighting on oak tree causes it to tremble. B31.6.2.1
• Fly indicates successful suitor. Girl to marry man on whom specially marked fly lights. B152.2
• Hawk lighting on man points out criminal. B152.3
• Magic osprey (transformed man) produces lightning. B172.8
• Horse so fast fly cannot light on him. B184.1.1.1
• Flight on magic horse. B184.1.6
• Flight on invisible horse. B184.1.6.1
• Wild leopards guide Jesus and the Holy Family through wilderness in flight to Egypt. B563.5
• Bear's foster child not used to sun and light. B635.1.2
• Earthworm has light in its tail. B722.4
• Magic cock has elixir in his body which makes people light. B739.1
• Bullets have no effect on giant serpent; only stroke of lightning effective. B765.17
• Bats keep fireflies to light their houses. B788
• Tabu: offending supernatural wife. Upon slight offence the wife leaves for her old home. C31
• Tabu: looking back during flight. C331.3
• Tabu: lighting or extinguishing lights on sabbath. C631.4
• Tabu: sleeping in house lighted after sunset. C735.2.4
• Tabu: lighting fire at certain time. C751.1
• Tabu: lighting fire before king lights one. (Cf. C756.) C751.1.1
• Tabu: exposure to sunlight. C842
• Tabu: crossing graveyard without alighting. C883
• Disastrous lightning for breaking tabu. C984.5
• Transformation: man to lightning. D281.2
• Transformation: ink to beams of light. D454.14
• Transformation by sunlight. D567
• Magic flight. D670
• Transformation flight. Fugitives transforms themselves in order to escape detection by the pursuer. D671
• Reversed transformation flight. Transformed pursuer. Koryak: Jochelson JE VI 363. D671.1
• Obstacle flight. Fugitives throw objects behind them which magically become obstacles in pursuer's path. D672
• Reversed obstacle flight. Magic obstacles raised in front of fugitive. D673
• Magic flight with the help of a he-goat. Speaking he-goat saves the girl promised to the devil. D674
• Sea turns to ice to permit flight. D675
• Disenchantment by maidens walking with lighted candles in procession. D759.6