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• Stone-woman as creator. A1.3
• God created angels by striking one small stone with another. Lucifer created devils by imitation. A52.0.8
• God with head of stone. A123.4.2
• Thunderweapon. Stone weapons (axes) brought down by thunderbolt (from Thunder God). A157.1
• Deity of stone. A498
• God of stones. A499.3
• Origin of culture hero from bursting stone. A511.1.4.1
• Universe from creator's masturbation with water, with stone, and with earth. (Cf. A1216.1). A615.1
• Music produced by precious stones in heaven. A661.0.2.2
• Self-illuminating precious stones in heaven. A661.0.7
• Fiery stones in hell. A671.2.4.9
• Sun as grindstone full of fire. A714.5
• Earth from stone thrown on primeval water. A814.1
• Stone emerges from primeval water. Devil sits on the stone, which becomes a mountain. A816.1
• Earth founded on stone. A849.1
• 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
• Girl reincarnated as river so god Vishnu can lie in its bed in the form of a stone. A934.11.1
• Islands as deity's stepping-stones. (Cf. A901.) A955.1
• Islands from stones cast by giantess. (Cf. A901, A963.5.) A955.6
• Mountains from stones (soil, sand) dropped or thrown. A963
• Mountains from stones dropped from giant's clothes. He carries the stones in his clothes but loses them as he walks. A963.1
• Mountains from breaking of God's sieve. He is sifting stones and the bottom of the sieve breaks, letting huge stones and mountains fall through. (Cf. A971.) A963.2
• Mountains and hills from stones thrown by giant at church. A963.4
• Hills from stones cast by giants. A963.5
• Origin of rocks and stones. A970
• Priest stamps on stone to prove truth of pope; print is still visible. A972.1.2
• Footprints of holy man are still seen in stone where he stood to preach. A972.1.3
• Holes in stones caused by piercing by saint's finger. A972.3
• Holes in stone caused by saint (warrior). A972.3.1
• Hole in stone caused by weapon of warrior. A972.5.6
• Great fish killed by hero and cut into sixteen pieces: the great stones may still be seen. A972.7
• Origin of stones: punishment for discourtesy. Jesus asks a man what he is sowing. He answers, "Stones." Jesus turns the crop to stones. This is how stones originate. A973
• Rocks from transformation of people to stone. A974
• Certain stones are druids transformed by power of saint. A974.1
• Certain stones are transformed giants. A974.2
• Why stones became hard. By God's order. (Cf. A968.1.) A975
• Why stones no longer grow. Devil sows stones; God sends cold to prevent their growing. A975.1
• Why stones no longer grow: punishment for injuring foot of holy person. A975.1.1
• Origin of particular stones or groups of stones. A977
• Giant responsible for certain stones. (Cf. A963.1.) A977.1
• Devil throws stones. A977.2
• Devil and man throw stones in contest. A977.2.1
• The devil throws stones at church or churchmen. (Cf. A963.4.) A977.2.2
• Devil throws down quoits when he is told that it is wrong to play on Sunday. They remain as stones to this day. A977.2.3
• Devil drops stones. A977.3
• The devil drops stones from apron. (Cf. A963.1.) A977.3.1
• The devil turns object or animal to stone which is still seen. A977.4
• Certain stones are cheeses transformed by saint. (Cf. A974.) A977.5.1
• Pile of stones in certain chapel formed of fragments of salmon transformed by saint. A977.5.2
• Stone column is membrum virile of ancient hero. A977.5.3
• Other stories about stone origins. A979
• Stone rent at time of crucifixion. A979.1
• Certain stones are druids' (saints') seats (chairs). A989.3
• Pile of stones (cairn) marks site of battle. A989.4
• Talking stone as sign of Doomsday. A1002.2.3
• Large stone falls from sky killing all but one couple. A1009.3
• World destroyed by rain of stones. A1099.1
• Thunder from crashing of stones in moon as goddess beats tapa. A1142.5.1.1
• Man created from stones. A1245
• New race from stones thrown over head after deluge. (Cf. A1254.1.) A1245.1
• Mankind from vivified stone image. (Cf. A1241.3, A1252.1.) A1245.2
• Mankind from salty stone (ice block) licked by cow. (Audhumla). A1245.4
• 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
• Man made of clay with bones of stone, with blood of water and with vines for veins. A1260.1.5
• Sun and moon beget stones and birds: these transformed to first parents. A1271.2
• Origin of knee-caps. A stone that magically joins self to woman's body. A1312.1
• Confusion of tongues partly due to lack of understanding of difference between the word for "stick" and the word for "stone." A1333.1
• Origin of raths (duns, stone forts). A1435.2
• Origin of the grindstone. A1446.5.3
• Origin of sling-stones. A1459.1.3
• Origin of polishing stone. A1465.4
• Spider carries large stone on head and drops it: hence spiders under stones. (Cf. A2433.5.3.) A2211.6
• Raven singes feet on hot stones: why its wings clap when it flies. (Cf. A2442.2.1.) A2218.6
• Haunts of spider. (Cf. A2211.6, large stones, A2261.2, dusty corners.) A2433.5.3
• Why spider lives under stones. A2433.5.3.1
• Why hawks put heads of mice, etc. on pile of stones. A2452.3
• Man tells Jesus he is sowing stones. "You shall get stones." Why peas do not soften in boiling. A2721.3.1
• Farmer tells begging monk that potatoes are hard as stones: why potatoes are hard. A2721.3.2
• Serpents play with precious green stone. B11.6.2.2
• Stone deity (image of) confers upon man powers of understanding animal language. B217.7
• Magic stone in animal's head. B722
• Magic love-working stone in swallow's head. B722.1
• Magic stone in dog's forehead. B722.2
• Venomous snakes play with precious stones. B765.12
• Man curses and devil fulfills his wish: takes the stone away. C12.5.2
• Tabu: touching stone image of deity with unwashed hands. C51.7
• Tabu: stealing garment from a rock. The rock pursues. (The offended rolling stone.) C91.1
• Tabu: digging up certain stones. C523.1
• Injunction: protect certain stone from molestation. C665
• Compulsion to leap yearly over stone one's size held in palm of hand. C684.3
• Tabu: allowing spear-head to touch stone. C835.2.2
• Tabu: using stone fish-hooks. C895
• Transformation to stone for breaking tabu. (Cf. C331, C452.) C961.2
• Transformation: man to stone. D231
• Transformation: man to millstone. D231.1
• Transformation: elephant to stone. D421.3.2
• Transformation: horse to stone. D422.1.2
• Transformation: flock of geese to stone. D423.1.1
• Transformation: duck to precious stone. D423.3
• Transformation: snake to stone. D425.1.1