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Motifs — first 20 of 397
- Creation match between goddess-wife, god-husband. A85
- Conflict between God's justice and mercy. A102.19
- Combat between god of light and dragon of ocean. A162.2
- Combat between thundergod and devil. (Cf. A157.1, A189.1.1, A284, A285.) A162.3
- Battle between God's orderly (giant) and plague. A162.6
- Single combat between gods. A162.7
- Game between gods. (Cf. A164.3.1.) A163.1
- Covenant between God and mortal. A185.9
- God establishes peace between mortals. A185.15
- Mortal as umpire of quarrel between gods. A187.2
- Goddess divides time between upper and lower worlds. Persephone spends six months on earth and six in Hades. A316
- Sun at night enters fissure between sky and earth. A722.7.1
- Contest between sun and moon. A736.11
- Moon's eclipse caused by moon's interfering between attacker and person attacked. A737.5
- Eclipses from quarrels between moon and sun. A737.7
- Rainbow as covenant between creator and men. A791.10
- Topographical changes or landmarks due to battle between gods. A901.1
- Quarrel between earth and waters. A917
- Holes in hills result of fight between gods. A964.1
- Chasms between rocks mark "leaps" of giants, heroes, etc. A972.5.2
Episodes
Tale types
- ATU 103 War between Wild Animals and Domestic Animals (previously The Wild Animals Hide from the Unfamiliar Animal)
- ATU 107 Struggle between Dogs and Wolves (previously Dog Leader Fears Defeat Because his Forces are of Different Breeds)
- ATU 1147* Thunder-God (previously The Friendship between a Man [Carpenter], Thunder-god, and the Devil)
- ATU 125B* Contest between Donkey and Lion (previously Ass Overawes Lion)
- ATU 1663 Dividing Five Eggs Equally between Two Men and One Woman
- ATU 1860B Dying like Christ ' between Two Thieves
- ATU 200C* Enmity between the Hare and the Dog (previously Hare and Hunting Dog Conduct a Store)
- ATU 222 War between Birds (Insects) and Quadrupeds (previously War of Birds and Quadrupeds)
- ATU 222A The Bat in War between Birds and Quadrupeds (previously Bat in War of Birds and Quadrupeds)
- ATU 222B Quarrel between Mouse and Sparrow (previously War between Mouse and Sparrow)