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Motifs — first 20 of 100
- Creator comes from certain direction. A26
- Three-bodied goddess. Hekate has three bodies standing back to back and looking in three directions. A123.1.1
- God does not directly address women; uses interpreter. A182.3.0.4
- Culture hero in mother's womb indicates direction to be taken by her. A511.1.2.2
- Sun and moon make daily tour under direct orders of God. A726.1
- Two faces of the sun: fire, directed toward earth; hail, directed toward heaven. A733.3
- Moon under direct control of deity. A759.6
- Earth scattered in a circuit in four directions on primeval water. A814.6
- Rivers formed where certain stones are placed. Each of seven children are to go in a different direction, to walk a mile and put down a stone, then another mile and a stone, etc. Thus rivers are formed. A934.2
- Laws given directly by deity. A1580.2
- Plants created by direct divine agency. A2634
- Owl saves man from drowning: flaps wings to call attention to direction of land. B527.3
- Animals direct man on journey. B563
- Direct communication with god fatal to all except special devotees. C52.1
- Tabu: looking in certain direction. C330
- Tabu: announcing death directly. C499.1
- Forbidden direction of travel. Person free to go in any other. C614.1
- Tabu: going in a certain direction while tending cattle. C614.1.0.1
- Forbidden direction: not to step outside a certain line. C614.1.0.3
- Forbidden direction: north. C614.1.1