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Motifs — first 20 of 594
- Creator from below. God rises from beneath (the center of the spiritual world) and creates the world. A25
- Spirits become gods. A104.4
- Elementary spirits borne by human woman. A112.9.1
- In extreme old age spirits become gods. A117.3
- Gods are spirits of deified dead. A117.5
- God's spirit dwells among mortals. A151.11
- God presides over all male spirits. A161.4
- Spirit of deity animates earthen jar when it is placed beneath banyan tree. A199.1
- Appearance of thunder-spirit. A284.3
- Thunder god or spirit has very long mouth. A284.3.1
- Thunder spirit lives in world below earth. A284.3.2
- Demon god lies in wait for spirits descending to underworld. A317
- Gods of the Quarters. A god or spirit for each of the world-quarters, north, south, east, and west. A417
- Spirit of ill-luck a son of a god. A482.1.1
- Half-spirit, half-man. A506
- Culture hero spares certain evil spirits. Old Age, Cold, Poverty, and Hunger beg the culture hero not to destroy them because of their real usefulness to man. A531.1
- In other world one room contains the dead, another contains souls of the unborn waiting to enter the wombs of women, and a third contains all the evil spirits. A678
- Shooting stars spirits coming down to earth to make woman pregnant. A788.3
- Earth in form of raft supported by spirits. A813.1
- Spirit causes deluge. A1015.2
Episodes
- Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes · Tale 99 99.— THE SPIRIT IN THE BOTTLE.
- Myths of the Cherokee · Wonder Stories — Myth 78 78. THE NUNNE'HI AND OTHER SPIRIT FOLK
- Myths of the Cherokee · Wonder Stories — Myth 80 80. THE SPIRIT DEFENDERS OF NIKWASI'
- The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) · Chapter XXVIII XXVIII. The Killing of the Tree-Spirit
- The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) · Chapter XLVIII XLVIII. The Corn-Spirit as an Animal
- Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None · Chapter 55 LV. THE SPIRIT OF GRAVITY.