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• Deity emerges from darkness of underworld. A115.4
• God's voice causes thunder. A139.5.2
• Home of the gods under the sea. A151.3
• God's home under tree of life. (Cf. F441.2.1.) A151.7.1.1
• Sun, moon and wind dine with their uncle and aunt, thunder and lightning. A153.3.2
• Thunderweapon. Stone weapons (axes) brought down by thunderbolt (from Thunder God). A157.1
• Thunderbolt as gods' weapon. A157.1.1
• Hammer of thunder god. A157.7
• Combat between thundergod and devil. (Cf. A157.1, A189.1.1, A284, A285.) A162.3
• Devil (ogre) steals thunder's instruments. A162.3.1
• Thunder and lightning slay devils. A162.3.2
• God flies in pillar of floating clouds, thunder, and lightning. A171.3
• God as founder and protector of certain peoples. A184
• Man as helper of thundergod. A189.1.1
• Gods forced by mortals to take refuge underground. A189.13
• God of thunder. A284
• Angel of thunder. A284.0.1
• Goddess of thunder. A284.1
• Thunderbird. A mythical giant bird usually thought of as a thunder-god. A284.2
• Appearance of thunder-spirit. A284.3
• Thunder god or spirit has very long mouth. A284.3.1
• Thunder spirit lives in world below earth. A284.3.2
• St. Peter as ruler for the air and rain. Often misunderstands the orders of God. A287.2
• God of the underworld. A300
• Goddess of underworld. (Cf. A310.1.) A300.1
• Demigod of underworld. A305
• Warrior chieftain of underworld. A308
• Demon god lies in wait for spirits descending to underworld. A317
• 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
• Earth under umbrella. A653
• Big lake under the earth. A659.2
• Gate of heaven guarded by clap of thunder and mysterious sword. A661.0.1.1
• Heavenly music caused by four columns under Lord's chair. A661.0.2.1
• Upper world (heaven) as a mountain. The sky is the hollowed under side of the mountain. A662
• Sun in the underworld. A681
• Sun's night journey. Around or under the earth. A722
• 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-snarer: fast sun. The sun goes too fast to dry clothing. The hero snares the sun's legs with a rope as he is climbing up from the underworld. He releases the sun upon the promise to go more slowly. A728.2
• Sun sets and refuses to rise: must be coaxed back from underworld. A739.6
• During day moon stays with his mother under the earth. A753.3.3
• Moon under direct control of deity. A759.6
• Devil as Earth Diver. Satan dives for earth at instance of God. Succeeds only third time (by use of right formula). He hides the earth under his tongue. It swells, and he must be rescued by God. A812.1
• Ocean under this world. A816.2
• Earth created from snow under divine throne. A835.1
• Why earth becomes warm and wet: two huge copper vessels steaming over fire are underneath earth. A857.1
• Three wells under the three roots of earth-tree. A878.1.2
• Stream from under holy of holies in temple. A941.7.3
• Sacred place where thunderbolt fell down. A992.2
• Fettering of underground monster. A1071
• Underground monster fettered by trick. Is persuaded to try on fetters. (Sometimes told of fettering Satan, who plays same role.) A1071.1
• Reign of peace and justice (under certain king). A1101.1.1
• Origin of thunder. A1142
• Origin of thunderbolt. A1142.0.1
• Creator's (deity's) voice makes thunder. A1142.1
• Thunder from flying dragon. A1142.2
• Persons escape to sky and become thunder. A1142.3
• Origin of thunder clouds: from wings of mountains. A1142.4
• Thunder is sound of God's gun. A1142.5
• Thunder caused by God beating his weapon. A1142.5.1
• Thunder from crashing of stones in moon as goddess beats tapa. A1142.5.1.1
• Thunder from thunder-spirit beating his children. A1142.5.1.2
• Cause of thunder: sounds of the horses' hoofs as gods play ball. A1142.6
• Thunder from clashing weapons of warring spirits in sky. A1142.6.1
• Thunder from deity separating the winds which try to unite. A1142.7
• Thunder is noise of waterskin which rain-god drags along sky floor. A1142.8
• Thunder made by giants in sky. A1142.9
• Thunder the drums of dead. A1142.9.1
• Wings cut from flying mountains. In beginning mountains have wings. They are cut off by thunderbolt. A1185
• Mankind ascends from under the earth. (Cf. A1631.) A1232
• Mankind from bones of dead brought from underworld. A1232.1
• Sun, moon, and stars bring forth first parents. Sun and moon beget son; morning and evening star beget daughter; these, the first parents, are at first without understanding, but it is awakened later by demigods. A1271.1
• Creation in covered vessel. Men (or animals) created in a basket or from a bundle, or from under a blanket. A1295
• 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 physical defects. Wicked people entering heaven on rope fall to earth and are injured. St. Peter misunderstands what God says and lets them fall. A1338
• Origin of yeast: wasp stole it from the old woman underneath the earth. A1429.2
• Origin of flounder. A2126
• Origin of flounder from Virgin Mary's half-eaten fish. (Cf. A2305.1.2.) A2126.0.1
• Spider carries large stone on head and drops it: hence spiders under stones. (Cf. A2433.5.3.) A2211.6
• Rabbit burns self under chin when he steals an ember. A2218.7
• Discourteous answer: flounder's crooked mouth. When God asks him where he is going, instead of answering he turns to go toward God. His mouth becomes crooked. (Cf. A2341.1.) A2231.1.2
• Tortoise cursed for going under water while ferrying rice-goddess: people will be able to kill it with iron-made spears. A2231.7.3
• Dog's embassy to Zeus chased forth; dogs seek ambassador: why dogs sniff each other under leg. (Cf. A2471.1.) A2232.8
• Flounder complains in race: crooked mouth. In race between fish he cries out in jealousy because herring is winning. He is punished with crooked mouth. (Cf. A2341.1.) A2252.4
• Dog loses his patent right; seeks it: why dogs look at one another under the tail. (Cf. A2471.1.) A2275.5.5
• Origin of flounder's flat body. (Cf. A2126.) A2305.1.2
• How buffalo got hair under chin. A2322.1
• Why flounder's mouth is crooked. (Cf. A2252.4, A2231.1.2.) A2341.1
• Why flounder is flat-bellied. (Cf. A2231.9.) A2354.1
• Dog's claws as grains under paws. In the great famine, God leaves the dog grain under his paws. From this grows new seed. A2376.2
• Where crow got voice. Traded with thunder-bird. (Cf. A2247). A2421.3
• Why mole lives underground. A2433.3.20
• Why spider lives under stones. A2433.5.3.1
• Why common crab lives underground. A2433.6.3.3
• Why dogs look at one another under tail. (Cf. A2275.5.5, A2232.8; also *Dh IV 129ff.) A2471.1
• Why mole burrows underground. A2491.3
• Flowers from under the feet of Virgin Mary. (Cf. A2650.) A2621.1
• Dragon lives under the ground. By his movements a building or village will be dislodged. (Cf. A1070.) B11.3.5
• Horned armadillo lives underground. B15.3.4.2
• Mermaid lives for three hundred years under lake. B81.13.12