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Motifs — first 20 of 491
- Woman who fell from the sky. – Daughter of the sky-chief falls from the sky, is caught by birds, and lowered to the surface of the water. She becomes the creator. A21.1
- Old man from sky as creator. – Old man with his wife comes from the sky. Are the first couple on earth. Have seven sons and seven daughters. Each son marries a daughter. A21.2
- Creator comes out of chaos. A22
- Creator comes from certain direction. A26
- Creator comes from east. A26.1
- Living person becomes god. A104.1
- Dead body becomes god. A104.2
- God's throne becomes hot because of activities on earth. A152.9
- Divinity becomes mortal. A192.4
- Deity's child becomes fire as soon as he is born. A199.3
- Culture hero (demigod) overcomes monsters. A531
- Sun as man who left earth. Man, usually of supernatural birth, ascends to the sky and becomes the sun. A711
- Sun at night lowers arm. The sun, a man, lies with arm uplifted. The shining comes from his armpits. When his arm is lowered the shining ceases. A722.5
- At dawn sun comes to play with the moon. A722.9
- Chest of sacrificed youth becomes the moon. A741.2
- River taken to sky becomes star. Eridanos. A761.1
- Rainbow comes out of an anthill. A791.8
- Stone emerges from primeval water. Devil sits on the stone, which becomes a mountain. A816.1
- Why earth becomes warm and wet: two huge copper vessels steaming over fire are underneath earth. A857.1
- Cliff from lovers' leap. Lovers in despair throw themselves from a high place. This becomes a cliff. A968.2
Episodes
Tale types
- ATU 1807A* 'Who Has Lost This' A man comes to confession with a purse of money which he has found (a clergyman finds such a purse)
- ATU 1832N* Lamb of God Becomes Sheep of God
- ATU 244C* The Raven Drowns his Young who Promise to Aid him when he Becomes Old
- ATU 811 The Man Promised to the Devil Becomes a Clergyman [S211]