“their” — Mythoi

Motifs — first 20 of 474

Gods make earth to have place to rest their feet. A5.1
God and the devil torment each other with their creations. Devil pesters God with gnats. God makes a fire and safeguards himself; God plagues the devil with fleas. Devil is unable to find means of protecting himself. A63.4.1
Gods recognized by natural phenomena associated with their worship – color, scent, etc. A139.11
Sun, moon and wind dine with their uncle and aunt, thunder and lightning. A153.3.2
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
Culture hero's (divinity's) expected return. Divinity or hero is expected to return at the proper time and rescue his people from their misfortunes. Often joined with A571. A580
Sun and moon to remain half their time in underworld. A722.10
Sun and moon quarrel when sun eats up all their children but two. A736.1.4.1
Stars as children of sun eaten by their father. Hence no stars in the day. A764.1.1
Rainbow from gods' emptying their drinking cups. A791.6
Gods create the earth from their dead victim's blood and bones. A831.8
The four world-columns fastened immovably by two gods with their mother's hairs. A841.0.1
Primeval hero moves islands into their present position. A955.3.2.1
Mountains fight each other: cause of their present shape. A964.2
Cloud on lofty male mountain induced by a beautiful female mountain to bow to her feet: hence their present shape. A969.2
Why stones no longer grow. Devil sows stones; God sends cold to prevent their growing. A975.1
Formerly men plowed and cattle were their masters. A1101.2.1
Men are monkeys who have lost their tails. A1224.5.1
Women at first with breasts on their foreheads. A1313.4.1
The "three first cries that made their way to God": the cry of the blood of Abel, etc. A1344.1

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