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Motifs — first 20 of 75
- God born from mother's ear. A112.7.1
- God born from mother's armpit. A112.7.2
- Goddess born from mother's eyes. A112.7.3
- Culture hero snatched from mother's side. A511.1.1
- Culture hero in mother's womb indicates direction to be taken by her. A511.1.2.2
- Hero formed by god out of mother's apron. A511.1.4.2
- Cause of eclipses: mother's curse laid upon her third son. A737.2
- Mark of her mother's hand to be seen on moon's shoulder. A751.5.3
- The four world-columns fastened immovably by two gods with their mother's hairs. A841.0.1
- Plant from mother's milk. A2615.2
- Tabu: listening to mother's counsel. C815
- Unborn child affected by mother's broken tabu. C993
- Magic object found on mother's grave. (Cf. D815.1.) D842.1
- Dead mother's malevolent return. E222
- Mother's ghost tries to tear daughter to pieces. E222.1
- Dead mother haunts daughter who marries against mother's will. E222.2
- Dead mother's friendly return. E323
- Soul of unborn son comes out of mother's mouth (in form of stone), is kept by her, and later is given to son. (Cf. E711.7.) E726.2
- Hero's unusual strength from drinking his own mother's milk. F611.2.0.1
- Man dies from grieving over mother's death. F1041.1.3.8