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Traditions
Motifs — first 20 of 972
- Origin of the creator. A20
- Original creator followed by transformers. These demigods change the original creation into the present forms. A72
- Origin of the gods. A110
- Origin of lesser gods from spittle of great god. A114.1.1.2
- Origin of gods – miscellaneous. A119
- God originally resident among men. A151.9
- Early period when gods and men lived together, gods ruling men, ordaining how they should live and originating various customs. A189.9
- Origin of the culture hero (demigod). A510
- Magic origin of culture hero. A511.1.4
- Origin of culture hero from bursting stone. A511.1.4.1
- Creation from vapor-produced primeval giant. Vapors from half-frozen primeval river origin of giant Ymir, from whom universe is created. A621.1
- Raising of the sky. Originally the sky is near the earth (usually because of the conjunction of the sky-father and earth-mother). It is raised to its present place. A625.2
- Heaven and earth originally connected by navel string. Navel string cut. A625.2.1
- Universe from pre-existing rocks. Originally rocks are assumed and everything is made from them. A644
- Origin of sky from egg brought from primeval water. A701.1
- Origin of sky from Ymir's skull. A701.2
- Origin and nature of clouds. A705
- Origin of clouds. A705.1
- Originally a moon but no sun. A711.3
- Originally no sun. A711.4
Episodes
- Australian Legendary Tales and More Australian Legendary Tales · 4 The Origin of the Narran Lake
- Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica · OF THE ORIGIN OF HOMER AND HESIOD, AND OF THEIR CONTEST
- Myths of the Cherokee · ( Josmogonic Myths — Myth 3 3. KANA'TI AND SELU: THE ORIGIN OF GAME AND CORN
- Myths of the Cherokee · ( Josmogonic Myths — Myth 4 4. ORIGIN OF DISEASE AND MEDICINE
- Myths of the Cherokee · ( Josmogonic Myths — Myth 10 10. ORIGIN OF THE PLEIADES AND THE PINE
- Myths of the Cherokee · ( Josmogonic Myths — Myth 12 12. ORIGIN OF STRAWBERRIES
- Myths of the Cherokee · ( Josmogonic Myths — Myth 13 13. THE GREAT YELLOW-JACKET: ORIGIN OF FISH AND FROGS
- Myths of the Cherokee · Quadruped Myths — Myth 32 32. ORIGIN OF THE GROUNDHOG DANCE: THE GROUNDHOGS
- Myths of the Cherokee · Bird Myths — Myth 42 42. THE PHEASANT BEATING CORN; ORIGIN OF THE PHEASANT
- Myths of the Cherokee · Wonder Stories — Myth 75 75. ORIGIN OF THE BEAR: THE BEAR SONGS
- Myths of the Cherokee · Historical Traditions — Myth 97 97. ORIGIN OF THE YONTONWISAS DANCE
- Tales of the North American Indians · Tale 18 XVIII. ORIGIN OF THE PLEIADES ™
- Tales of the North American Indians · Tale 23 XXIII. THE ORIGIN OF CORN”