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Motifs — first 20 of 1,186
- Creator tries to devour his son, the culture hero. A71
- Demigods and culture heroes. A500
- Heroes or demigods as fourth race of men. A502
- Origin of the culture hero (demigod). A510
- Culture hero as god. A510.1
- Culture hero reborn. A510.2
- Birth and rearing of culture hero (demigod). A511
- Birth of culture hero. A511.1
- Culture hero snatched from mother's side. A511.1.1
- River flows from corpse of mythical mother of culture hero. A511.1.1.1
- Culture hero speaks before birth. A511.1.2
- Twin culture heroes quarrel before birth. (Cf. A515.1.1.) A511.1.2.1
- Culture hero in mother's womb indicates direction to be taken by her. A511.1.2.2
- Culture hero incarnated through birth from virgin. A511.1.3
- Immaculate conception of culture hero. A511.1.3.3
- Magic origin of culture hero. A511.1.4
- Origin of culture hero from bursting stone. A511.1.4.1
- Hero formed by god out of mother's apron. A511.1.4.2
- Birth of culture heroes from human bones swallowed by jaguar's human wife. A511.1.4.3
- Culture hero creates a companion from a toenail. A511.1.4.4
Episodes
- Myths of the Cherokee · Historical Traditions — Myth 94 94. HATCINONDON'S ESCAPE FROM THE CHEROKEE
- Myths of the Cherokee · Historical Traditions — Myth 98 98. GA'NA'S ADVENTURES AMONG THE CHEROKEE
- Myths of the Cherokee · Historical Traditions — Myth 107 107. THE LOST CHEROKEE
- Myths of the Cherokee · Historical Traditions — Myth 110 no. INCIDENTS OF PERSONAL HEROISM
Tale types
- ATU 231 The Heron and the Fish (previously The Heron [Crane] Transports the Fish)
- ATU 244A* The Crane and the Heron (previously Crane's Courtship of Heron)
- ATU 302B Life Dependent on a Sword (previously Hero with Life Dependent on his Sword)
- ATU 327C The Devil (Witch) Carries the Hero Home in a Sack
- ATU 361* The Wolf with an Iron Head (previously Wolf Threatens to Eat Hero)
- ATU 537 The Flight on the Grateful Eagle (previously The Marvelous Eagle Gives the Hero a Box)
- ATU 666* Hero and Leander
- ATU 706C The Father who Wanted to Marry his Daughter (previously Lecherous Father as Queen's Persecutor)
- ATU 852 Lying Contest (previously The Hero Forces the Princess to Say, 'That is a Lie')
- ATU 853 The Hero Catches the Princess with her Own Words