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Motifs — first 20 of 233
- God unusual as to color. A123.7
- Many-colored god. A123.7.1
- Gods recognized by natural phenomena associated with their worship – color, scent, etc. A139.11
- Culture hero has three heads of hair of different colors. A526.4
- Culture hero with different colored eyes, one brown, one green. A526.5.1
- Each world corresponds to different color. A659.4
- Rainbow has three colors. A791.4
- Origin of colors at sunrise and sunset. A797
- Origin of sea's color. A925.2
- Many-colored fountain breaks forth where saint strikes earth with his foot. A941.5.2
- Colors of winds. A1129.1
- Creator establishes twelve winds, each a different color. A1129.1.1
- Son of first human couple murdered by tiger sent by god; his head becomes the sun, his chest the moon, and his blood gives the red earth its color. A1277.3
- Origin of white and colored races. A1614
- Origin of race colors from eating of ox. Those who eat livers are black; those who eat lungs and blood are red. A1614.4.1.1
- Origin of light and dark skin color. A1614.6
- Custom of differentiating social classes by color of dress introduced. A1650.2
- Birds cling to sky in flood: cause of tail colors. (Cf. A2412.2.) A2211.7
- Birds painted their present colors. A2217.1
- Animal who steals fire scorched: cause of his color. (Cf. A1415.) A2218.3