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- God half mortal, half immortal. Hair, skin, flesh, bones and marrow are mortal; mind, voice, breath, eye, and ear are immortal. (prajapati). A122
- House of god with pillars made of dead chief's bones. A151.4.4
- Birth of culture heroes from human bones swallowed by jaguar's human wife. A511.1.4.3
- Universe from parts of creator's body. Ymir makes the world from his members – mountains from bones, cliffs from teeth, heavens from skull, etc. A614
- Gods create the earth from their dead victim's blood and bones. A831.8
- Mountains (cliffs) from bones of killed giant. A961.5
- Mankind from bones of dead brought from underworld. A1232.1
- Adam's body made of eight (four) things. Body, earth; bones, stones; veins, roots; blood, water; hair, grass; thoughts, wind; spirit, clouds, or warmth, fire; cold, air; dryness, earth; instability, water. A1260.1.3
- Man made of clay with bones of stone, with blood of water and with vines for veins. A1260.1.5
- Why animal bones only are used in sacrifice. A1545.6
- Insects from brains, blood, and bones of slain helpful animal. A2001.1
- Mosquitoes from bones of slain demon flung into the air. (Cf. A2001.) A2034.2
- Goddess scatters pubic hairs on fish: why he has so many bones. A2211.15
- Bat falls from high perch due to extreme heat of sun's rays, breaks bones, etc. Hence peculiar feet and nose. A2214.6
- Animal characteristics: bones. A2367.1
- Why sucker has small bones in body. A2367.1.1
- Bird with magic bones and feathers. B172.4
- Weapons made from bones of helpful horse. B338
- Animal born from human or animal bones. B716
- Animal's skin revolves while flesh and bones remain stationary. B738