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Motifs — first 20 of 145
- 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
- Sun and moon as eyes of Rama which he tore out after his brother's death. A714.7
- 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
- Animal characteristics: obtaining another's qualities. A2240
- Plant from mother's milk. A2615.2
- Animals taught one another's language. B215.0.1
- Sister-in-law tabu: older brother must avoid younger brother's wife. C172
- Tabu: listening to mother's counsel. C815
- Unborn child affected by mother's broken tabu. C993
- Demons assume human form to revenge brother's death. D651.1.2
- Magic object found on mother's grave. (Cf. D815.1.) D842.1
- Magic knowledge of another's thoughts. D1819.1
- Magic sight by treading on another's foot. D1821.1
Tale types
- ATU 1147 Thunder (previously Thunder the Rolling of his Brother's Wagon)
- ATU 1358* Child Unwittingly Betrays his Mother's Adultery
- ATU 1364 The Blood-brother's Wife
- ATU 1615 The Marked Coin (previously The Heller Thrown into Other's Money)
- ATU 409B* The Promised Supernatural Wife (previously Child Weeping in his Mother's Womb is Promised Supernatural Wife)
- ATU 834 The Poor Brother's Treasure