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Motifs — first 20 of 345
- River-god. A425
- Angel of rivers. A425.0.1
- River goddess. A425.1
- River flows from corpse of mythical mother of culture hero. A511.1.1.1
- Culture hero regulates rivers. A533
- Culture hero stays current of river. A533.1
- Creation from vapor-produced primeval giant. Vapors from half-frozen primeval river origin of giant Ymir, from whom universe is created. A621.1
- River connecting earth and upper and lower worlds. A657
- River's source where sky and earth meet. A659.3
- Doors of heaven guarded by rivers of fire. A661.0.1.1.1
- Abersetus as guardian of river of fire at one of the doors of heaven. A661.0.1.4
- Rivers of blood in hell. A671.2.2
- Rivers of poison in hell. A671.2.2.1
- River in hell filled with weapons. A671.2.2.2
- Rivers of fire in hell. A671.2.2.3
- Rivers of black water in hell. A671.2.2.4
- Four (three) rivers in hell. A671.2.2.5
- Other rivers in hell. A671.2.2.6
- Stygian river. River in lower world. In Greek myth five such rivers in Hades, Styx (hate), Acheron (mourning), Kokytus (lamentation), Lethe (forgetfulness) and Pyrephlegethon (flame). A672
- Ferryman on river in lower world (Charon). A672.1
Tale types
- ATU 1297* Jumping into the River after their Comrade
- ATU 200A The Dog Loses a Certificate (previously Dog Loses his Patent Right) which he had put under his tail to cross a river
- ATU 296 The Clay Pot and the Brass Pot in the River
- ATU 65* The Fox Catches a Beetle (previously The Fox Fries a Beetle by the River)
- ATU 67 The Fox in a Swollen River (previously Fox in Swollen River Claims to be Swimming to Distant Town)