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• Creator with sun and moon in hands. A18.6
• Sun and moon (man and wife) as creators. A19.1
• Creator's companions: sun and moon. A38.1
• Banished devil appears on earth only on day of dark moon. A106.2.1.1
• Moon as deity. (Cf. A240.) A121.1
• God (deity) girdled with snakes; on his forehead shines the moon. A123.10
• Sun and moon as habitations of gods. A151.6.2
• Moon steals food from banquet of the gods. (Cf. A153.1.) A153.3.1
• Sun, moon and wind dine with their uncle and aunt, thunder and lightning. A153.3.2
• Powers of nature (sun, moon, etc.) as God's messengers. A165.2.4
• Moon-god, overcome in contest with mortal, threatens to withold rain and game. A182.3.6
• Deity departs for moon. A192.2.1.1
• Sun-god couples with the moon. A220.0.2
• Moon-god. A240
• Moon-goddess. A240.1
• Twin culture heroes conceived of as sun and moon. A515.1.1.3
• 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
• Moon as next world. (Cf. A750.) A695
• Heavenly bodies from objects thrown into sky. The Christ Child throws mud pies into the sky and creates sun, moon, and stars. A700.1
• A woman has four children: sun, moon, fire, and water. A700.3
• Sun, moon, and stars forged by smith. A700.5
• Sun and moon purchased. A700.6
• Sun, moon, and stars nourished on fire. A700.7
• Sun, moon, and darkness as god's three children. A700.8
• Clouds as tapa beaten out by woman in moon. A705.1.2
• Sun and moon as uncle and nephew who ascended to the sky. A711.1
• Originally a moon but no sun. A711.3
• Moon from light, sun from fire. A712.1
• Sun and moon from cave. A713
• Sun and moon from belly of a fish. A713.1
• Sun and moon placed for eyes in the sky. A714.1
• 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 and moon metal mirrors in sky. A714.4
• Sun and moon as spangle which falls from creator's forehead into his own urine. A714.6
• Sun and moon as eyes of Rama which he tore out after his brother's death. A714.7
• Wooden circles that were the sun and moon animated after human sacrifice of blood. A714.8
• Sun and moon born from a woman. A715.1
• Sun and moon born from a goddess impregnated by the wind. A715.2
• Sun and moon born from an ogre. A715.3
• Sun and moon from breasts of mother earth. (Cf. A401.) A715.4
• Sun as offspring of moon. A715.5
• Sun and moon born of lizard. A715.6
• Hero makes sun and moon from tree and sends them alternately into sky. A717
• Hero makes sun and moon from tree and vivifies them with blood of creator's son. A717.1
• Sun and moon as divine bodies of gods. A718.2
• Sun and moon kept in pots when they do not shine. A721.0.1
• At dawn sun comes to play with the moon. A722.9
• Sun and moon to remain half their time in underworld. A722.10
• Sun and moon make daily tour under direct orders of God. A726.1
• Sun and moon carried through sky by animals. Speed depends upon hour and season. A728.4
• Why sunlight is so much stronger than moonlight. A733.1
• Pursuit of sun by moon. A735
• Moon tied to sun so that when sun sinks moon is dragged up to light earth. A735.1
• Sun and moon pursued by dark planet in black chariot. A735.2
• Sun and moon as man and woman. A736.1
• Sun sister and moon brother. Brother visits sister at night. She marks him to identify him. He flees and she follows with flaming brand. She is sun and he the moon. A736.1.1
• Sun-brother and moon-sister. A736.1.2
• Sun and moon as lovers. (Cf. A736.1.1.) A736.1.3
• Sun and moon married. A736.1.4
• Sun and moon quarrel when sun eats up all their children but two. A736.1.4.1
• Moon kills sun's children. A736.1.4.1.1
• Moon, sun are sister and brother, wife and husband. A736.1.4.2
• Creator separates sun and moon to prevent birth of more stars. A736.1.4.3
• Sun and moon as brothers. A736.3
• Sun and moon as twin brothers. A736.3.1
• Sun and moon brothers: sun clever, moon stupid. A736.3.2
• Sun and moon as sisters, daughters of sky-god. A736.4
• Sun and moon as friends. A736.6
• Sun's affection for human girl rouses moon's jealousy. A736.7
• Original moon changed into sun and sun into moon. A736.8
• Sun cursed by moon. A736.9
• Contest between sun and moon. A736.11
• Causes of eclipses (sun or moon). A737
• Origin of eclipse of moon. A737.0.1
• Eclipse caused by monster devouring sun or moon. A737.1
• Moon's eclipse caused by moon's interfering between attacker and person attacked. A737.5
• Eclipses from quarrels between moon and sun. A737.7
• Partial eclipses because of ailments of sun or moon. A737.11
• Sun and moon are balls of feathers. A738.1.1
• Religious sun and moon. A738.2.1
• Creation of the moon. (Cf. A710 to A719, where many of the motifs refer to the moon). A740
• Moon from object (person) thrown into sky. A741
• Moon is water slung into sky. A741.1
• Chest of sacrificed youth becomes the moon. A741.2
• Moon as grinder which brings fire out of the sun. A741.3
• Moon made from shining fragments. A cap is opened and shining things fall out. Children pick them up and put them into a box. At the end of the month the box is full. The full moon shines when all the fragments are gathered together. A742
• Moon from transformed object. A743
• Origin of moon from shell. A743.1
• Heavenly smith is hammering on the moon. A744
• Family of the moon. A745
• Moon born from first couple. A745.1
• Mother of the moon: the most distant star in the sky. A745.2
• Moon younger brother of the sun. A745.3
• Person transformed to moon. A747
• Nature and condition of the moon. Many motifs in A720 to A739 refer to the moon and are not here repeated. A750
• Man in the moon. A man is said to be seen in the moon. Various explanations are given as to how he came to be there. A751
• Man in moon is person thrown or sent there as punishment. A751.1
• Man in moon has punishment for burning brush on Sunday. A751.1.1
• Man in moon is put there as punishment for cursing God. A751.1.2
• Man in moon as punishment for disdainful sacrifice (Cain). A751.1.3