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Motifs — first 20 of 46
- Deity clothes his father the sky after he has separated him from earth. A625.2.4
- Heaven and earth from egg. They are the two halves of an egg shell. Eros escapes as they are separated. A641.1
- Creator separates sun and moon to prevent birth of more stars. A736.1.4.3
- Islands originally form continent, later separated. A955.11
- Man at first with two faces, separated at birth of first woman. A1316.0.1
- Animal "drinks apart" mixed liquids. Separates the parts while drinking. B781
- Magic mist separates person from his companions. D1361.1.1
- Line drawn by saint's bachall separates calves from their mothers. (Cf. D1272.1, D1277.) D1574
- Two automatic giants fight until separated. D1620.3.1
- Armies separated with illusion that each has won object of contention. D2031.8
- Poison magically separated from drink. D2168.1
- Head of beheaded man separated from body (by walking between them) to prevent return. (Cf. E721.1.2.2.) E431.7.2.1
- External soul. A person (often a giant or ogre) keeps his soul or life separate from the rest of his body. E710
- Soul in three separate eggs. E711.1.1
- Wraiths of persons separate from body. E723
- Angels separate souls going to heaven or hell. E755.0.2
- Person's fingers not separated from one another. F515.1.1
- Human fingers not separated. F552.1.4
- Land where women live separate from men. Cohabit with water monsters. F566.2
- Armies miraculously separated (kept from coming to battle, etc.). F1097