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- Origin of the Southern Cross. Analogous legends in the southern hemisphere with those of Ursa Major in the northern. A771.1
- World-fire. A conflagration destroys the earth. Sometimes (as with the flood legends) the tradition is somewhat local and does not refer to an actual destruction of the whole earth; sometimes the fire marks the end of the world. A1030
- Horses in tales and legends. (Cf. B41.1, B41.2, B103, B133, B149.1, B151, B181, B811.1.) B802
- Future hero found in boat (basket, bushes). Legends of Moses, Cyrus, Beowulf and others. L111.2.1
Episodes
- Myths of the Cherokee · Miscellaneous Myths and Legends — Myth 112 112. the ignorant housekeeper
- Myths of the Cherokee · Miscellaneous Myths and Legends — Myth 113 113. THE MAN IN THE STUMP
- Myths of the Cherokee · Miscellaneous Myths and Legends — Myth 114 114. TWO LAZY HUNTERS
- Myths of the Cherokee · Miscellaneous Myths and Legends — Myth 115 115. THE TWO OLD MEN
- Myths of the Cherokee · Miscellaneous Myths and Legends — Myth 116 116. THE STAR FEATHERS
- Myths of the Cherokee · Miscellaneous Myths and Legends — Myth 117 117. THE MOTHER BEAR'S SONG
- Myths of the Cherokee · Miscellaneous Myths and Legends — Myth 118 118. BABY SONG, TO PLEASE THE CHILDREN
- Myths of the Cherokee · Miscellaneous Myths and Legends — Myth 119 119. WHEN BABIES ARE BORN: THE WREN AND THE CRICKET
- Myths of the Cherokee · Miscellaneous Myths and Legends — Myth 120 120. THE RAVEN MOCKER
- Myths of the Cherokee · Miscellaneous Myths and Legends — Myth 121 121. HERBERT'S SPRING
- Myths of the Cherokee · Miscellaneous Myths and Legends — Myth 122 122. LOCAL LEGENDS OF NORTH CAROLINA
- Myths of the Cherokee · Miscellaneous Myths and Legends — Myth 123 123. LOCAL LEGENDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
- Myths of the Cherokee · Miscellaneous Myths and Legends — Myth 124 124. LOCAL LEGENDS OF TENNESSEE
- Myths of the Cherokee · Miscellaneous Myths and Legends — Myth 125 125. LOCAL LEGENDS OF GEORGIA
- Myths of the Cherokee · Miscellaneous Myths and Legends — Myth 126 126. PLANT LORE