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Motifs — first 20 of 56
- 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
- Culture hero in mother's womb indicates direction to be taken by her. A511.1.2.2
- 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
- Owl saves man from drowning: flaps wings to call attention to direction of land. B527.3
- Tabu: looking in certain direction. C330
- 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
- Forbidden direction: south. C614.1.2
- Forbidden direction: west. C614.1.3
- Forbidden direction: east. C614.1.4
- Tabu: going in direction either of sunset or sunrise. C614.1.5
- Disenchantment by obeying directions received in a dream. D753.3
- Magic object obtained by reaching in certain cardinal direction. D859.3
- Reed as direction finder. (Cf. D953.) D1313.5.2
- Magic two-edged knife indicates direction. Points in proper direction; bends downward to indicate wrong direction. (Cf. D1083.) D1313.8
- Charm (medicine) indicates direction. (Cf. D1241.) D1313.9