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Motifs
- Universe as offspring of creator. The Sky Father begets various parts of the universe by his various wives. A615
- World parents: sky-father and earth-mother as parents of the universe. The sky-father descends upon the earth-mother and begets the world. A625
- Creation of universe: genealogical type. A begets B, who begets C, etc. Finally the universe is brought forth in its present form. A645
- Mankind begotten by giant's two feet. He touches one foot with the other and begets progeny. A1221.1
- Creator makes woman and then begets man by her. A1275.4
- "Idleness begets woe; work brings happiness": counsel proved wise by experience. J21.50
- Disguised queen visits her husband and begets child with him as assigned. (Cf. H1187.) K1812.8.3
- Fairy visits queen in her husband's shape and begets son with her. K1844.4
- King must resign if he begets natural son. P16.2.1
- Guest begets son with his host's daughter. P325.1
- Devil causes girl to become prostitute. Destroys the girl's family and begets on her a boy. T451
- Hero lies by princess in magic sleep and begets child. T475.2
- Queen begets son with duke while the king is in war. T481.6
- Seven-year-old boy begets child. T579.3.1