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Motifs — first 20 of 1,527
- Invisibility of creator learned from the impossibility of staring at the sun, his servant. A11.1
- Creator offspring of dual powers of nature. (Male and female principles.) A23
- Devil works during God's sleep at creation. A63.1
- Smoldering fire of volcano as head of goddess. A139.8.3
- Long-suffering God. A139.12
- God builds temple in heaven and brings it later to earth. A141.2
- Gods live in spring. A151.3.1
- God promises mortal prosperity for man and offspring. A182.3.4.2
- Philandering god. A188.1
- God of springs. A427
- Goddess of springs and wells. In Greek myth, the nymphs were regarded as deities of springs. In Babylonian, Ishtar, the goddess of fertility had this function. A427.1
- Goddess of splendor of spring. A430.1.1
- God of spring. A496.1
- Birth and rearing of culture hero (demigod). A511
- Culture hero offspring of woman and jaguar. A511.1.8.2
- Universe as offspring of creator. The Sky Father begets various parts of the universe by his various wives. A615
- Heaven and earth originally connected by navel string. Navel string cut. A625.2.1
- Sun as offspring of moon. A715.5
- Sun is man during day. A722.13
- Eclipse caused by monster devouring sun or moon. A737.1
Episodes
- Cuchulain of Muirthemne: The Story of the Men of the Red Branch of Ulster · Ch. 19 THE GREAT GATHERING AT MUIRTHEMNE
- Myths of the Cherokee · Miscellaneous Myths and Legends — Myth 121 121. HERBERT'S SPRING
- Tales of the North American Indians · Tale 73 LXXIII. THE CONQUERING GAMBLER 7%
- The Hermetic Museum, Restored and Enlarged · Tract 10: The Book of Lambspring
- Ulysses · 10 Wandering Rocks
Tale types
- ATU 1010 Repairing the House
- ATU 1011 Tearing up the Orchard (Vineyard)
- ATU 1017 Covering the Whole Wagon with Tar
- ATU 1035 Clearing out Manure
- ATU 1091 Bringing an Unknown Animal (previously Who Can Bring an Unheard-of Riding-Horse)
- ATU 1228 Firing a Gun
- ATU 1250 The Human Chain (previously Bringing Water from the Well)
- ATU 1291 One Cheese Sent to Bring Back Another
- ATU 1296A Fools Go to Buy Good Weather (storm, spring)
- ATU 1339F Frog Eaten as Herring