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Motifs — first 20 of 316
- Imperfect god, subject to death and rebirth. A102.18
- Birth of gods. A112
- Divine child cast out at birth. A112.10
- Goddess of childbirth. A477
- Birth and rearing of culture hero (demigod). A511
- Birth of culture hero. A511.1
- Culture hero speaks before birth. A511.1.2
- Twin culture heroes quarrel before birth. (Cf. A515.1.1.) A511.1.2.1
- Culture hero incarnated through birth from virgin. A511.1.3
- Birth of culture heroes from human bones swallowed by jaguar's human wife. A511.1.4.3
- Abandonment of culture hero at birth. A511.2.1
- Daughter of culture hero gives birth to boy. A592.2.1
- Sun as man who left earth. Man, usually of supernatural birth, ascends to the sky and becomes the sun. A711
- Creator separates sun and moon to prevent birth of more stars. A736.1.4.3
- Lakes burst forth to commemorate birth, death, battle, etc., of primitive hero. A920.1.4
- Rivers burst forth to commemorate birth, death, battle, etc., of primitive hero. (Cf. A901, A920.1.4.) A934.3
- Wells break forth at birth of Christ. A941.5.0.2
- Goddess gives birth to islands. A955.9
- Five great roads of Ireland "discovered" on night of king's birth. A994
- Birth of monsters as sign at end of world. A1070.1
Episodes
- Cuchulain of Muirthemne: The Story of the Men of the Red Branch of Ulster · Ch. 1 BIRTH OF CUCHULAIN
- Gods and Fighting Men: The Story of the Tuatha de Danaan and of the Fianna of Ireland · Ch. 27 CHAPTER III. BIRTH OF BRAN.
- Gods and Fighting Men: The Story of the Tuatha de Danaan and of the Fianna of Ireland · Ch. 63 CHAPTER I. BIRTH OF DIARMUID
Tale types
- ATU 1739A* A Miser Gives Birth to a Child (previously Man Thinks he has Given Birth to a Child by Letting Wind)
- ATU 1855A Jewish Woman Makes Parents Believe that she Is to Give Birth to the Messiah
- ATU 299 The Mountain Gives Birth to a Mouse
- ATU 850 The Birthmarks of the Princess
- ATU 875E The Unjust Decision: The Oil Press Gives Birth to a Foal