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Motifs — first 20 of 409
- Woman who fell from the sky. – Daughter of the sky-chief falls from the sky, is caught by birds, and lowered to the surface of the water. She becomes the creator. A21.1
- Degraded gods become angels. A52.0.2
- God drops water from his finger and the drops become angels. Lucifer imitated God and created devils. A52.0.7
- Living person becomes god. A104.1
- Dead body becomes god. A104.2
- Miscellaneous objects become gods. A104.3
- Spirits become gods. A104.4
- Mortals become gods. A117
- First men created with eternal life become gods. A117.1
- In extreme old age spirits become gods. A117.3
- God's throne becomes hot because of activities on earth. A152.9
- Divinity becomes mortal. A192.4
- Deity's child becomes fire as soon as he is born. A199.3
- Sun as man who left earth. Man, usually of supernatural birth, ascends to the sky and becomes the sun. A711
- Chest of sacrificed youth becomes the moon. A741.2
- Ascent to stars. People or animals ascend to the sky and become stars. A761
- River taken to sky becomes star. Eridanos. A761.1
- Stone emerges from primeval water. Devil sits on the stone, which becomes a mountain. A816.1
- Why earth becomes warm and wet: two huge copper vessels steaming over fire are underneath earth. A857.1
- Mountain from accident to primeval lizard. Lizard passing through a mountain is broken; his fore and hinder parts become mountains. A961.3
Tale types
- ATU 1000 Contest Not to Become Angry
- ATU 1832N* Lamb of God Becomes Sheep of God
- ATU 1832T* 'Who Was the Father of Noah's Sons' A foolish farmer (young man) wants to become a sexton (teacher)
- ATU 20D* Pilgrimage of the Animals (previously Cock and Other Animals Journey to Rome to Become Pope)
- ATU 244C* The Raven Drowns his Young who Promise to Aid him when he Becomes Old
- ATU 811 The Man Promised to the Devil Becomes a Clergyman [S211]