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Motifs — first 20 of 901
- Angel of death created by God. A52.1.1
- Angel of sea rebels at world's creation; put to death by God. A54.1
- Creator's death. (Cf. A192.) A76
- Imperfect god, subject to death and rebirth. A102.18
- In god's absence his function ceases. Death, reproduction, etc., suspended until the god's return. A173.1
- Kiss of God causes painless death. A185.6.1.1
- Death or departure of the gods. A192
- Death of the gods. A192.1
- God of death. A487
- Death kills only those whose time it is to die. A487.0.1
- Goddess of death. A487.1
- Sun and moon as eyes of Rama which he tore out after his brother's death. A714.7
- Moon's phases caused by watcher's death. Moon is hung in tree and is tended by four men. As one dies it loses a quarter. Later it is united in the lower world. A755.2
- Tidal wave or surge marks place of death of person. (Cf. A920.1.4, A936.) A913.1
- 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
- Spring breaks forth to commemorate place of death or burial. A941.4.1
- One bear-child escapes death, is ancestor of all bears. A1006.8
- End of world to come at disease and death of snake encircling the world. A1082.3.1
- Determination of relation between birth-rate and death-rate. A1322
Episodes
- Cuchulain of Muirthemne: The Story of the Men of the Red Branch of Ulster · Ch. 20 DEATH OF CUCHULAIN
- Faust: A Tragedy · First Part, Scene 19 (Night — Valentine's Death)
- Gods and Fighting Men: The Story of the Tuatha de Danaan and of the Fianna of Ireland · Ch. 80 CHAPTER II. DEATH OF GOLL
- Gods and Fighting Men: The Story of the Tuatha de Danaan and of the Fianna of Ireland · Ch. 82 CHAPTER I. DEATH OF BRAN
- Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes · Tale 44 44.— GODFATHEE DEATH.
- Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes · Tale 80 80.— THE DEATH OF THE LITTLE HEN.
- Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes · Tale 177 177.— DEATH'S MESSENGERS.
- Tales of the North American Indians · Tale 77 LXXVII. THE DEATH OF PITCH 78s
- The Epic of Gilgamish · Tablet VII THE DEATH OF ENKIDU.
- The Epic of Gilgamish · Tablet IX GILGAMISH IN TERROR OF DEATH SEEKS ETERNAL LIFE.
- Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None · Chapter 9 IX. THE PREACHERS OF DEATH.
- Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None · Chapter 21 XXI. VOLUNTARY DEATH.
Tale types
- ATU 1082A Singing Contest (previously The Soldier Who Rode on Death)
- ATU 130B Fleeing Animals Threatened with Death (previously Animals in Flight after Threatened Death)
- ATU 1313A The Man Takes Seriously the Prediction of Death
- ATU 1354 Death for the Old Couple
- ATU 1534A The Innocent Man Condemned to Death (previously The Innocent Man Chosen to Fit the Stake [Noose])
- ATU 1654 The Robbers in the Death Chamber
- ATU 1676B Frightened to Death (previously Clothing Caught in Graveyard)
- ATU 2022 The Death of the Little Hen
- ATU 233A The Birds Escape by Shamming Death
- ATU 332 Godfather Death