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Motifs — first 20 of 70
- Angel of mountains. A418.1
- 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
- Four mountains support sky. A665.3.1
- Rugged, icy mountains in hell. A671.3.2
- Earth originates from fish brought from bottom of sea. The fish is hacked with knives; hence, mountains. A811.1
- Opposite of present. Everything on the earth – courses of rivers, height of mountains, human reproduction, etc. – are at first the reverse of the present condition. A855
- Mountains push water westward. A914
- Creation of mountains (hills). A960
- Mountains from primeval animal. A961
- Mountains from hacked-up fish drawn from bottom of primeval water. Earth originates from a fish drawn from the water. It is hacked up and thus made to form mountains. A961.2
- Mountain from accident to primeval lizard. Lizard passing through a mountain is broken; his fore and hinder parts become mountains. A961.3
- Mountains spring from scattered parts of slain giant serpent's body. A961.4
- Mountains (cliffs) from bones of killed giant. A961.5
- Mountains (hills) from ancient activities of god (hero). A962
- Mountains made with God's hand. A962.2
- Mountains from primeval journeys of a god. (Cf. A901.) A962.3
- Mountains pressed together by God. A962.4
- Mountains made with the hand. A962.5
- Mountains originated from primeval journeys of the first man. A962.6
- Mountains and hills are former sons, daughters of gods. A962.9
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