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Motifs — first 20 of 168
- God carries brothers and sisters on his back in basket. A137.4.1
- Brother-sister marriage of the gods. A164.1
- The seven grain sisters. A433.2
- Demigod son of king's unmarried sister (daughter) by god. A511.1.3.1
- Demigod son of king's unmarried sister by her brother. A511.1.3.2
- Sun sister and moon brother. Brother visits sister at night. She marks him to identify him. He flees and she follows with flaming brand. She is sun and he the moon. A736.1.1
- Sun-brother and moon-sister. A736.1.2
- Moon, sun are sister and brother, wife and husband. A736.1.4.2
- Sun and moon as sisters, daughters of sky-god. A736.4
- Moon wants to marry his sister the sun. She is angered and throws hot ashes on his face. A751.5.2.1
- 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
- Earth by murder of first brother and sister. A831.4
- Rivers and streams offspring of marriage of Ocean and his sister. A938
- Paradise lost because of brother-sister incest. A1331.2
- Origin of sickness and misfortune: monstrous births from brother-sister incestuous union. A1337.0.7
- Why brothers and sisters do not marry. A1552.1
- Brother-sister marriage of children of first parents. A1552.3
- Origin of insects: monstrous births from brother-sister incest. A2006
- Tabu: reproaching supernatural wife about her sisters. C31.11
- Sister-in-law tabu: older brother must avoid younger brother's wife. C172
Episodes
- Australian Legendary Tales and More Australian Legendary Tales · 10 Meamei the Seven Sisters
- Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes · Tale 11 11.— BKOTHEE AND SISTER.
- Myths of the Cherokee · Wonder Stories — Myth 84 84. THE MAN WHO MARRIED THE THUNDER'S SISTER
- Tales of the North American Indians · Tale 2 II. SUN SISTER AND MOON BROTHER *
Tale types
- ATU 1676H* The Devil's Sister
- ATU 303A Brothers Seek Sisters as Wives (previously Six Brothers Seek Seven Sisters as Wives)
- ATU 311 Rescue by the Sister
- ATU 312A The Rescued Girl (previously The Brother Rescues His Sister from the Tiger)
- ATU 312D Rescue by the Brother (previously Brother Saves his Sister and Brothers from the Dragon)
- ATU 313E* The Sister's Flight (previously Girl Flees from Brother who Wants to Marry her)
- ATU 315 The Faithless Sister
- ATU 315A The Cannibal Sister
- ATU 450 Little Brother and Little Sister
- ATU 452B* The Sisters as Oxen