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Motifs — first 20 of 24
- God originally resident among men. A151.9
- 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
- Originally a moon but no sun. A711.3
- Originally no sun. A711.4
- Raising the sun. Originally low, it is raised little by little by conjurors. A727
- Sun originally so hot that it threatens all life. A727.1
- Lake originally filled with palm wine. A920.1.16
- Islands originally form continent, later separated. A955.11
- Cave of winds. Winds originally confined in caves. A1122
- Purchase of night. Originally no night. Culture hero goes to distant land and buys it. He introduces sleep, etc. Cock to crow for day. (Cf. B755, J2272.1.) A1174.3
- Man originally without hands and feet. Boy steals them from Python, and afterward men have them. A1225.2
- Men originally self-luminous. A1281.4
- Misplaced genitalia. Originally genitals are misplaced. They are properly arranged by the culture hero. A1313.3
- Vaginal teeth broken. Women originally had toothed vaginas. Culture hero breaks teeth so that women will be harmless to men. A1313.3.1
- Men originally blind: eyes opened by accident. A1316.3.3
- Originally man rejuvenated himself by snake-like change of skin. A1319.12
- Confusion of tongues. Originally all men speak same language. Because of a sin they come to speak different languages. A1333
- Theft of light. Light originally absent is stolen by culture hero. A1411