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Motifs — first 20 of 593
- Material of which angels are created (fire, water and snow). A52.3
- Totemistic gods. Gods which have animal associations; e.g., Athena with the owl, Venus with the sparrow. A113
- God with single eye, through lid of which passes a polished handle with which lid is lifted. A128.2.2
- God of whirlwind. Typhon. He is represented as having serpents' heads on his shoulders, as having a voice like the sound of many beasts and eyes which flash fire. A282.1
- Tree to heaven from goddess' necklace which she hangs on branch. A652.1.1
- Hole to lower world up which people come. A682
- Sky supported by north star ("nail of the north") around which it revolves. (Cf. A665, A774.) A702.3
- Celestial bodies attached to a wheel in heaven around which they move. A702.3.1
- Sun and moon as spangle which falls from creator's forehead into his own urine. A714.6
- Sun and moon as eyes of Rama which he tore out after his brother's death. A714.7
- Theft of sun. The sun, which is kept by a monster, is stolen and brought to earth. A721.1
- The sun a golden bowl on the rim of which sits a peacock; both bowl and peacock are in a crystal box, which rests on a flying chariot. A724.2
- Beams of light are snares with which sun is tied to earth. Cf. A728. A733.4
- Moon as grinder which brings fire out of the sun. A741.3
- Man in moon a frog which has jumped into person's face and remains there. A751.3.1
- Moon is hare covered with silver, which lives in crystal house with fifteen windows. It rests on a chariot and travels around Mount Meru. A759.4
- Stone emerges from primeval water. Devil sits on the stone, which becomes a mountain. A816.1
- Making the earth larger. Gradually extended during creation. See references to A812 in which this idea is always involved. A853
- Well in the midst of earth from which eleven rivers originate. (Cf. A871.1.) A875.2
- The devil turns object or animal to stone which is still seen. A977.4
Tale types
- ATU 1030* Choice of Cows (previously Bargain: Choice of Cows which Go to Old or New Stable)
- ATU 1332 Which is the Greatest Fool Cf
- ATU 1390* The Dish he Hates (previously The Dish Which the Husband Hates and Which the Wife Keeps Serving Him)
- ATU 1807A* 'Who Has Lost This' A man comes to confession with a purse of money which he has found (a clergyman finds such a purse)
- 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 221A Test: who can Fly Highest The birds agree that whichever of them flies highest will be their king
- ATU 221B Test: who can Go Deepest in Earth The birds agree that whichever of them can go deepest in the earth will be their king
- ATU 232C* Which Bird Is Father A very small bird goes to God with his adult son, and asks God to guess which of them is the father and which the son
- ATU 976 Which Was the Noblest Act (Including the previous Type 976A