“others” — Mythoi

Motifs — first 20 of 228

Brothers as creators. A15.2
God carries brothers and sisters on his back in basket. A137.4.1
Culture heroes brothers. A515.1
Sworn brothers as culture heroes. A515.1.2
Universe from copulation of various objects to produce others. A615.2
Soul-bridge: easy for righteous to cross, more difficult for others. A661.0.5.1
Sun and moon as brothers. A736.3
Sun and moon as twin brothers. A736.3.1
Sun and moon brothers: sun clever, moon stupid. A736.3.2
Each of sun brothers works for a month and plays for the other eleven; were they to work all together, the world would be burned up by the heat. A739.3
Moon is wife to all twelve brothers of the sun and they have her a month at a time because she ate up her sisters. A753.1.4.2
Most brilliant stars children of the sun; others are children of the moon. A764.3
First human being killed by jealous brothers (reptiles and insects). A1297
Bad women from transformed hog and goose. Peter, having only one daughter, foolishly promises her to three men. He asks the Lord to create two others. This request is granted. The first creature he meets on two successive mornings he is to greet, and they will be transformed. He meets a hog and a goose. His two new daughters have these characteristics. A1371.3
Why brothers and sisters do not marry. A1552.1
Bat, diver, and thornbush shipwrecked. Bat brought money, bush put on clothes, and diver brought leather. All shipwrecked. Diver is looking for his leather. Bush looks for his clothers and holds fast to all passers-by. Bat is abroad only at night to escape creditors. (Cf. A2471.4, A2491.1.) A2275.5.3
Why some fish swim deep; others shallow. (Cf. A2238.3.) A2444.1
Why donkeys always urinate when others begin. A2495.3
Curse of tale-telling banana affects all others. A2726.1
Sea-monster honors saint above all others. B251.2.8

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