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Motifs — first 20 of 47
- God makes things and tosses them into the air; what he catches is good for mankind, what opponent catches is bad. A67
- Gods as ancestors of mankind. A188.2
- God as fructifier of mankind and the earth. A189.15
- Night the period of gods, day the period of mankind. A189.17
- Formerly great heat of sun causes distress to mankind. A720.2
- Impounded water. Water is kept by monster so that mankind cannot use it. A hero defeats the monster and releases the water. (The monster is sometimes a giant frog.) A1111
- Mankind from masturbation of creator with earth. (Cf. A615.1.) A1216.1
- Mankind from unusual primeval mating. A1221
- Mankind begotten by giant's two feet. He touches one foot with the other and begets progeny. A1221.1
- Mankind from "Peace and Quiet fructified by Light." A1221.2
- Mankind from mating of pairs of reeds. A1221.3
- Mankind from mating of tree and vine. A1221.4
- Mankind from mating of frog and "daughter of fire." A1221.5
- Mankind from human-animal mating. A1221.6
- Mankind originates from eggs. A1222
- Mankind is descended from marriage of human being and animal. A1224.0.1
- Mankind descended from tadpoles. A1224.1
- Mankind descended from worms or larvae. A1224.2
- Mankind born from a cow. A1224.4
- Mankind descended from fish. A1224.6