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Motifs — first 20 of 180
- God with many faces. A123.2.1
- God with many eyes. A123.3.1
- God with many heads. A123.4.1
- God with many arms. Siva has ten arms. A123.5.1
- Many-colored god. A123.7.1
- Gods (supernatural beings) have many names. (Cf. C432.) A139.1
- God of whirlwind. Typhon. He is represented as having serpents' heads on his shoulders, as having a voice like the sound of many beasts and eyes which flash fire. A282.1
- God "of many arts". A450.1
- Pre-existing world of gods above. Such a world is assumed before the real creation of the universe. Though this belief is not explicitly set forth in many mythologies, it seems to be implied in most of the North American Indian systems. See, for example, motif A31, Creator's grandmother. A631
- Creation of the moon. (Cf. A710 to A719, where many of the motifs refer to the moon). A740
- Nature and condition of the moon. Many motifs in A720 to A739 refer to the moon and are not here repeated. A750
- Many-colored fountain breaks forth where saint strikes earth with his foot. A941.5.2
- The various children of Eve. Eve has so many children that she is ashamed when God pays her a visit. She hides some of them and they fail to receive the blessing that God gives those in sight. Thus arises the differences in classes and peoples. A1650.1
- Goddess scatters pubic hairs on fish: why he has so many bones. A2211.15
- Why reindeer has so many qualities. A2510.1
- Many-headed dragon. (Cf. B15.1.2.) B11.2.3
- Many-headed animal. (Cf. B15.7.2.) B15.1.2
- Other many-headed animals. B15.1.2.10
- Many-mouthed animal. (Cf. B15.7.2.) B15.2
- Many-horned animal. B15.3.1
Tale types
- ATU 1346A* 'Guess how Many Eggs I Have and you shall Get all Seven!' A fool (farmer) says to his companion, 'If you can tell me how many eggs I have in my bag (young pigs my sow brought forth) you will get all seven (four, ten)
- ATU 1545 The Boy with Many Names
- ATU 1572K* Not Many Words
- ATU 1832D* 'How Many Sacraments Are There' (Including the previous Type 1810A*
- ATU 1895 A Man Wading in Water Catches Many Fish in his Boots
- ATU 517 The Boy who Understands the Language of Birds (previously The Boy who Learned Many Things)