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• River-god. A425
• Angel of rivers. A425.0.1
• River goddess. A425.1
• River flows from corpse of mythical mother of culture hero. A511.1.1.1
• Culture hero regulates rivers. A533
• Culture hero stays current of river. A533.1
• Creation from vapor-produced primeval giant. Vapors from half-frozen primeval river origin of giant Ymir, from whom universe is created. A621.1
• River connecting earth and upper and lower worlds. A657
• River's source where sky and earth meet. A659.3
• Doors of heaven guarded by rivers of fire. A661.0.1.1.1
• Abersetus as guardian of river of fire at one of the doors of heaven. A661.0.1.4
• Rivers of blood in hell. A671.2.2
• Rivers of poison in hell. A671.2.2.1
• River in hell filled with weapons. A671.2.2.2
• Rivers of fire in hell. A671.2.2.3
• Rivers of black water in hell. A671.2.2.4
• Four (three) rivers in hell. A671.2.2.5
• Other rivers in hell. A671.2.2.6
• Stygian river. River in lower world. In Greek myth five such rivers in Hades, Styx (hate), Acheron (mourning), Kokytus (lamentation), Lethe (forgetfulness) and Pyrephlegethon (flame). A672
• Ferryman on river in lower world (Charon). A672.1
• River taken to sky becomes star. Eridanos. A761.1
• Milky Way as a river. A778.3
• Opposite of present. Everything on the earth – courses of rivers, height of mountains, human reproduction, etc. – are at first the reverse of the present condition. A855
• Four rivers, rising in paradise, water primitive world. A871.2
• River that flows around the world. A872
• Well in the midst of earth from which eleven rivers originate. (Cf. A871.1.) A875.2
• Creator of rivers. A930.1
• Snake as creator of rivers and lakes. A930.1.1
• Meander-pursuit. (Cf. A901.) – A fugitive's doublings cause a river's windings. A931
• River from urine of goddess (giantess). A933
• River from the slaver of the Fenris-wolf. A933.1
• River from vagina of first woman. A933.2
• Various origins of rivers. A934
• Rivers from digging of primeval ox. (Cf. A920.1.2.) A934.1
• Rivers formed where certain stones are placed. Each of seven children are to go in a different direction, to walk a mile and put down a stone, then another mile and a stone, etc. Thus rivers are formed. A934.2
• Rivers burst forth to commemorate birth, death, battle, etc., of primitive hero. (Cf. A901, A920.1.4.) A934.3
• Rivers where god drags his staff. A934.4
• Rivers originate through saint's prayer during drought. A934.5
• Hail-storm leaves twelve chief rivers in Ireland. A934.6
• River bursts from well in pursuit. A934.7
• Rivers from mythical well. A934.8
• Origin of river: from a girl drowned in a well. A934.10
• River from transformation. A934.11
• Girl reincarnated as river so god Vishnu can lie in its bed in the form of a stone. A934.11.1
• Person transforms self to river. A934.11.2
• Goddess in anger breaks herself into five parts: hence, five branches of a river. A934.11.3
• Origin of river: transformed flowing honey. A934.11.4
• Peacock shows rivers the way to the big valley so they will not go round and round. A934.12
• Why there is no mist on a certain river: fanned away with a pair of eagle's wings. A937
• Rivers and streams offspring of marriage of Ocean and his sister. A938
• River valley licked out by giant beast. A951.1
• Why rocks at river are covered with moss. A976
• Bridge of the Gods. A conflict of the gods breaks a primeval bridge and thus causes a rapid in a river (the Columbia River at The Dalles, Oregon). A986
• Flood caused by rising of river. A1011.2
• Serpent king causes flood by damming rivers. A1019.2
• Origin of worship of rivers. A1546.1
• Races dark-skinned from bathing after white men. All peoples bathe in the river, the white man first, then in turn, the Spaniard, the Indian, and the negro – each becoming darker because of the condition of the water. A1614.2
• Caste determined by what kind of tree one catches while crossing a river. A1651.2
• Animals refuse to help dig well: may not drink from river or spring. (Cf. A2435.1.1.) A2233.1.1
• Why small ants live in houses while driver ants must live in bush. A2433.2.1.1
• Why beaver lives along rivers. A2433.3.12
• Why certain birds may not drink out of river. (Cf. A2233.1.1.) A2435.1.1
• Why hare never drinks from rivers or streams. A2435.3.12.1
• Rowan helps Thor out of river. A2711.5
• Infuriated horses kill driver. B17.1.4.1
• Faithful dog follows master's dead body when cast into river. Supports body. B301.1.1
• Fish grateful for being transferred from tank to river. B375.1.2
• Helpful animal recovers magic food-producing skin from river bottom. B531.3
• Crocodile carries man across river (ocean). B551.3
• Water snake carries boy across river. B551.4
• Turtle (tortoise) carries person across river (ocean). B551.5
• Snake shoots rapids of mighty river. B748
• Giant river catfish. B874.1
• Djun, gigantic and ferocious river animal. B877.3
• Tabu: drinking from certain river between two darknesses. C263
• Tabu: crossing river except at source. C833.1
• Tabu: going with dry feet over certain river. C833.5
• Tabu: throwing "living fire" into river. C851.2
• Transformation: horse to river. D422.1.1
• Transformation: tears to river. D457.18.2
• Water in river transformed to copper by magician. D478.9
• River expands and becomes sea. D483.1
• Magic object received from river-nymph. D813.1
• Magic river. D915
• River produced by magic. D915.1
• River contained under cock's wings. D915.2
• River contained in bird's ears. D915.2.1
• River contained in box. D915.3
• Intermittent river. River flows at stated intervals. D915.4
• Sabbatical river. Dry on Sabbath. D915.4.1
• River issuing from cave controlled by race of Amazons. D915.5
• Oracular river. (Cf. D915.) D1311.11
• River says, "The time has come but not the man". Man thus induced to drown himself. D1311.11.1
• River rises to drown liars. (Cf. D1316, D915.) D1318.17
• Thieves cannot cross a river because the water suddenly becomes too hot for them. D1389.2.2
• Magic object makes rivers and lakes. D1486
• Magic stone makes rivers and lakes. (Cf. D931.) D1486.1
• Magic healing river. (Cf. D915.) D1500.1.18.6
• River crossed by means of charm. (Cf. D1273.) D1524.5
• River crossed by means of magic stone. (Cf. D930.) D1524.6