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- God and the devil torment each other with their creations. Devil pesters God with gnats. God makes a fire and safeguards himself; God plagues the devil with fleas. Devil is unable to find means of protecting himself. A63.4.1
- God makes things and tosses them into the air; what he catches is good for mankind, what opponent catches is bad. A67
- God makes automata and vivifies them. A141.1
- God makes promises to mortal. A182.3.4
- God makes man's hand rigid so he can no longer torment captive. A185.2.2
- God makes sword drop from assailant's hands. A185.2.3
- Universe from parts of creator's body. Ymir makes the world from his members – mountains from bones, cliffs from teeth, heavens from skull, etc. A614
- Creator makes clouds from own vitals. A705.1.1
- Sun and moon placed in top of tree. Hero makes the sun and moon and fastens them to the top of the "World Tree" (cf. A652), but they give no light at first. A714.2
- Hero makes sun and moon from tree and sends them alternately into sky. A717
- Hero makes sun and moon from tree and vivifies them with blood of creator's son. A717.1
- Sun-snarer: burnt mantle. A boy is angered because the sun burned his mantle. He makes a snare and catches the sun and delays him so that everything is burning up. A mouse finally gnaws the snare in two. A728.1
- Sea makes extraordinary noise and throws out fishes at end of world. A1063.1
- Creator's (deity's) voice makes thunder. A1142.1
- Creator makes man out of butter first; it would not stand up and melted. A1226.1
- Creator makes woman and then begets man by her. A1275.4
- Origin of lyre. Hermes makes it from a tortoise. A1461.2
- Cat from transformed eagle. Eagle mistakes stick of wood for fish and gets feet caught. Wind blows off feathers and makes hair. (Cf. A1710.) A1811.1
- Devil makes wolf; God gives him life. (Cf. A1755.) A1833.1
- God makes birds, devil reptiles. (Cf. A1751). A1903