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Stith Thompson Motif Index
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Stith Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature classifies recurring narrative elements in folktales, myths, legends, ballads and related traditional narratives. Each entry below gives Thompson's motif reference and the description recorded in the index.
The index is large, so this browser displays 250 entries per page. You can search by motif reference or by words in the description, restrict the results to one of Thompson's main letter categories, and click motif references mentioned inside descriptions to follow cross-references. Individual motif pages also show any ATU tale types whose concordance explicitly cites that Thompson reference.
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A
Mythological Motifs
B
Animal Motifs
C
Motifs of Tabu
D
Magic
E
The Dead
F
Marvels
G
Ogres
H
Tests
J
The Wise and the Foolish
K
Deceptions
L
Reversals of Fortune
M
Ordaining the Future
N
Chance and Fate
P
Society
Q
Rewards and Punishments
R
Captives and Fugitives
S
Unnatural Cruelty
T
Sex
U
The Nature of Life
V
Religion
W
Traits of Character
X
Humor
Z
Miscellaneous Groups of Motifs
| Thompson reference | Description ▲ |
|---|---|
| A2320.3.1 | Origin of mudhen's red head. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 230. |
| A2681.9 | Origin of mulberry tree. Marquesas: Handy 123. |
| A2182.5 | Origin of multipede. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A1336 | Origin of murder. Hebrew: Genesis 4:8ff.; Jewish: Neuman; Greek: Grote I 7.—Congo: Weeks 207 No. 4; Ila of Rhodesia: Smith and Dale 350 No. 5. |
| A2686.1 | Origin of mushroom. (Cf. A2613.1.)—Dh II 107; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| A2812 | Origin of musk. Chauvin VII 59 No. 77 n. 1. |
| A2665.1 | Origin of narcissus. Chinese: Eberhard 131 No. 87. |
| A2691 | Origin of narcotic plants. |
| A2135.1 | Origin of narwhal. Eskimo (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 169, (Cape York): Rasmussen III 79. |
| A1179 | Origin of night and day—miscellaneous. |
| A1170 | Origin of night and day. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1174 | Origin of night. India: Thompson-Balys; Tahltan: Teit JAFL XXXII 205. |
| A2321.6 | Origin of nkundak's crest. (See A2223.2.) |
| A2313.4 | Origin of nkundak's feathers. (See A2223.2.) |
| A1656 | Origin of noblemen. Icel.: Corpus Poeticum Boreale I 239 (Rigsthula). |
| A1461.7 | Origin of nose-flute. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 538. |
| A2681.2 | Origin of oak. Finnish: Kalevala rune 2. |
| A1459.1.2.1 | Origin of obsidian-tipped spears. Easter Is.: Métraux Ethnology 376. |
| A1484.1 | Origin of ogam inscriptions. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A2115 | Origin of olachen. Tahltan: Teit JAFL XXXII 203f. |
| A1441.5 | Origin of onion-growing. Korean: Zong in-Sob 21 No. 10. |
| A2691.4 | Origin of opium. India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Eberhard 131 No. 88. |
| A1461.3 | Origin of organ. Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 7 No. 30; Irish myth: Cross. |
| A772 | Origin of Orion. Andree Ethnographische Parallelen (1878) 108; *RTP XXI 102 and references to earlier volumes; *Handwb. d. Abergl. IX Nachträge 684f.—Icel.: MacCulloch Eddic 177; Greek: Fox 249f.; Egyptian: Müller 57; India: *Thompson-Balys.—Siberian: Holmberg Siberian 429; Livonian: Loorits FFC LXVI 81 No. 12.—S. A. Indian (Tarahumare and Tepehuane): Alexander N. Am. 176; (Amazon) Alexander Lat. Am. 307; N. American Indian (California): Gayton and Newman 67; Africa (Tonga): Gifford 100. |
| A1465.3 | Origin of ornaments. India: Thompson-Balys; Jewish: Neuman. |
| A940 | Origin of other bodies of water. |
| A1319 | Origin of other bodily attributes. |
| A1590 | Origin of other customs. |
| A2343.3 | Origin of other features of birds' beak. |
| A2680 | Origin of other plant forms. |
| A1372 | Origin of other special characteristics of women. |
| A1495 | Origin of outdoor games. |
| A2426.2.17 | Origin of owl's cries. (Cf. A2427.3.)—S. Am. Indian (Matoco): Métraux MAFLS XL 48. |
| A2681.12 | Origin of palm-wine tree. Africa (Bushonga): Torday 236. |
| A2681.5 | Origin of palms. Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1542.2 | Origin of particular dance. |
| A2828 | Origin of particular kinds of basket. Tonga: Gifford 140. |
| A920.1.0.1 | Origin of particular lake. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1616 | Origin of particular languages. Estonian: Aarne FFC XXV 142 No. 25; Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 9 Nos. 45—47; Livonian: Loorits FFC LXVI 85 Nos. 38, 40; Lappish: Qvigstad FFC LX 35 No. 11; Icel.: Snorra Edda Prologue V; Lithuanian: Balys Legends No. 123; Jewish: Neuman. |
| A1542.1 | Origin of particular manner of dancing. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A989 | Origin of particular places—miscellaneous. |
| A980 | Origin of particular places. |
| A977.5 | Origin of particular rock. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1464.2.1 | Origin of particular song. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A770 | Origin of particular stars. **Normann Mythen der Sterne (Gotha 1925); *Frazer Ovid V 7 s.v. "constellations".—Chinese: Werner 189. |
| A977 | Origin of particular stones or groups of stones. |
| A1611 | Origin of particular tribes. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1541.5 | Origin of passover. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A1533 | Origin of peace ceremonies. Tahltan: Teit JAFL XXXII 213. |
| A2313.3 | Origin of peacock's feathers. (See A2241, A2245.)—Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3142, Legends No. 256f. |
| A2827 | Origin of pearls. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A2686.2 | Origin of peas. (See A2612.3.)—India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1655 | Origin of peasantry. Icel.: Corpus Poeticum Boreale I 237 (Rigsthula); African (Senegambia): Bérenger-Feraud II 185ff. No. 2. |
| A1871.2 | Origin of peccary. S. Am. Indian (Cashinawa): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 685. |
| E783.2.1 | Origin of Pegasus from neck of slain Medusa. Greek: Fox 34. |
| A1581.1 | Origin of penalty for murder. Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 401. |
| A1581.2 | Origin of penalty for theft. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1549.4 | Origin of penance for sin. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A956 | Origin of peninsulas. Greek: Aeschylus Suppliants line 542.—Tonga: Gifford 68. |
| A1541.6 | Origin of Pentecost. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A2686.3 | Origin of pepper plant. (See A2611.4.)—S. Am. Indian (Brazil): Oberg 109. |
| A1441.4.1 | Origin of periodic sowing. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1577 | Origin of personal names. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman; Liberian: Bundy JAFL XXXII 422. |
| A1338 | Origin of physical defects. Wicked people entering heaven on rope fall to earth and are injured. St. Peter misunderstands what God says and lets them fall.—Spanish: Boggs FFC XC No. 758A. |
| A1594 | Origin of physicians. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A2767.1 | Origin of pine-needles. (See A2723.1.) |
| A1458.1 | Origin of pitfall. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A1617 | Origin of place-name. India: Thompson-Balys. (No attempt is given here to collect references to place-name origins. Stories of this kind are world wide.) |
| A1313.5 | Origin of placenta. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A2631 | Origin of plant as punishment. (Cf. A2230.) |
| A2632 | Origin of plant as reward. |
| A2700 | Origin of plant characteristics. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A2624 | Origin of plant from staff of holy person. |
| A2781 | Origin of plant names. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A2601 | Origin of plants: creator sends down the insects, who plant them. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A2600 | Origin of plants. Dh I 170f.—**Wünsche Die Pflanzenfabel in der Weltliteratur (Leipzig 1905).—Persian: Carnoy 281; Hawaiian: Dixon 38; Maori: Clark 15. |
| A1372.7 | Origin of pleasant and unpleasant women. Contest arranged by Virgin Mary—laughter forbidden for some time.—Lithuanian: Balys Legends No. 79. |
| A1441.1 | Origin of plowing. Greek: Fox 171, Alphabet of Tales No. 654; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 69; S. Am. Indian (Caingang): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (1) 473. |
| A2692 | Origin of poisonous plants. India: Thompson-Balys; S. Am. Indian (Cashinawa): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 686; Africa (Tonga): Gifford 27. |
| A1656.1 | Origin of Polish noblemen: from wheat dough that a bitch devours. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3050, Balys Legends Nos 97, 104ff. |
| A1465.4 | Origin of polishing stone. Maori: Clark 103. |
| A2311.5 | Origin of porcupine's skin. (See A2210.)—Dh III 7ff. |
| A1451 | Origin of pottery. Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; African (Basuto): Jacottet 50 No. 7; S. Am. Indian (Paressi): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 359, (Yagua): Steward-Métraux ibid. (3) 736, (Jivaro): ibid. (3) 627, (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 86. |
| A1546.0.2 | Origin of prayers. Jewish: *Neuman; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 19ff., 69; Easter Is.: Métraux Ethnology 313. |
| A1654 | Origin of priesthood (shamanism, etc.) |
| A1654.1 | Origin of priests. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A2653 | Origin of primrose. (Cf. A2622.)—Flemish: DeMeyer FFC XXXVII 91 No. 250. |
| A1658 | Origin of professional warriors. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A1315.5 | Origin of pubic hairs. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A2687.4 | Origin of pumpkin. S. Am. Indian (Jivaro): Steward-Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 627. |
| A1342 | Origin of quarrelling. Greek: Grote I 7; S. Am. Indian (Yuracare): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 503. |
| A1599.11 | Origin of quarrels. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1614.4.1.1 | Origin of race colors from eating of ox. Those who eat livers are black; those who eat lungs and blood are red.—Herero: Werner African 150. |
| A1610.3 | Origin of races from mixed offspring of animal marriage. Eskimo (Cape York): Rasmussen III 85, 125, 200, (East Greenland): Rasmussen I 363, Holm 57. |
| A1453.7 | Origin of raffia cloth. Africa (Bushongo): Torday 249. |
| A1131 | Origin of rain. India: Thompson-Balys; Bushman: Bleek and Lloyd 113. |
| A791.9 | Origin of rainbow: transformed butterflies (souls of lovers). Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 266. |
| A1435.2 | Origin of raths (duns, stone forts). Irish myth: Cross. |
| A1484 | Origin of reading and writing. Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A2755.1 | Origin of red grain of cedar. (See A2731.3.) |
| A2321.8 | Origin of red lump on rail's head. (See A2215.4.) |
| A1147.1 | Origin of red sky (blood). Kaska: Teit JAFL XXX 448; Tahiti: Henry 339. |
| A1579 | Origin of regulation within the family—miscellaneous. |
| A1570 | Origin of regulations within the family. |
| E600.1 | Origin of reincarnation: miscarried message of immortality. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1875.1 | Origin of reindeer. Kodiak: Jochelson JE VI 224; Eskimo (Central): Boas RBAE VI 215 588, (Bering Strait): Nelson RBAE XVIII 454; N. Am. Indian (Kathlamet): Boas RBAE XXVI 109. |
| A1575 | Origin of relation of mother and children. |
| A1549 | Origin of religious ceremonials—miscellaneous. |
| A1540 | Origin of religious ceremonials. Flemish: DeMeyer FFC XXXVII 85 Nos. 36a, 43d.—India: *Thompson-Balys; Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 171f. |
| A1542 | Origin of religious dances. Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 359. |
| A1541.7 | Origin of religious fasts. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A1541 | Origin of religious feasts and fasts. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1549.3 | Origin of religious games. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 40. |
| A1544 | Origin of religious images (idols). Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 516; Easter Is.: Métraux Ethnology 261. |
| A1543 | Origin of religious songs (chants). |
| A1426.2.2 | Origin of rice-beer. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A934.10 | Origin of river: from a girl drowned in a well. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A934.11.4 | Origin of river: transformed flowing honey. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A970 | Origin of rocks and stones. Icel.: MacCulloch Eddic 325f.; Jewish: Neuman.—Eskimo (Cape York): Rasmussen III 47. |
| A971 | Origin of rocks from breaking of God's sieve. See references in A963.2. |
| A2656 | Origin of rose. |
| A2772.1 | Origin of rose's color. Sébillot RTP II 549. |
| A1552.2 | Origin of royal marriages with close relatives. Tonga: Gifford 187. |
| A1653 | Origin of royalty. |
| A1439.3 | Origin of rubber S. Am. Indian. (Chiriguano): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 484. |
| A2611.7 | Origin of rue: from drops of Christ's blood. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3218, Legends No. 304. |
| A2666 | Origin of rue. (See A2611.0.4.1.) |
| A2685.3 | Origin of rye. Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 23 No. 129; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1541.4.1 | Origin of Sabbath from a feast to Venus. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| A1541.4 | Origin of Sabbath. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A992 | Origin of sacred places. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3725; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A992.1 | Origin of sacred post (placed there by ancestral culture hero). India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1545 | Origin of sacrifices. Greek: *Grote I 25f., 28; Irish myth: Cross; Icel.: Boberg; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 36, 59, 199. |
| A2148.2 | Origin of salamander. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A2125 | Origin of salmon. Tahltan: Teit JAFL XXXII 206. |
| A942.2 | Origin of salt springs. Icel.: MacCulloch Eddic 326. |
| A2681.7 | Origin of sandalwood tree. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1464.3 | Origin of satire. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A1487 | Origin of sciences. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A2092 | Origin of scorpion. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A2847 | Origin of scum on stagnant water. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A920.2 | Origin of sea channels. Tonga: Gifford 87, 94. |
| A924.1 | Origin of sea from overturned calabash. Haitian: Alexander Lat. Am. 29. |
| A924.2 | Origin of sea from rotting snakes. Buin: Wheeler Mono-Alu 28. |
| A1116 | Origin of sea-waves. |
| A925.2 | Origin of sea's color. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A1119.3 | Origin of sea's unpleasant odor. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A1837 | Origin of seal. Eskimo (Central): Boas RBAE VI 637, 639. |
| A1539.1 | Origin of seating arrangements in royal hall. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A1535 | Origin of secular feasts. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A1425 | Origin of seed. India: Thompson-Balys; S. Am. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 484. |
| A2367.3.1 | Origin of serpent's blood and venom. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A996 | Origin of settlements (places later to be settled). Jewish: Neuman. |
| A1313.0.2 | Origin of sex differentiations. Africa (Loango): Pechuël-Loesche 267. |
| A1350 | Origin of sex functions. (Cf. A1556.) |
| A1313 | Origin of sex-organs. |
| A1352 | Origin of sexual intercourse. Lithuanian: Balys Legends Nos. 63-66; India: *Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda; Tonga: Gifford 18; S. Am. Indian (Cashinawa): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 684; Africa (Mkulwe): Einstein 18f., (Loango): Pechuël-Loesche 267. |
| A1556 | Origin of sexual restrictions. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1383 | Origin of shame for nakedness. |
| A2356.2 | Origin of shape of animal's back. |
| A2785 | Origin of shape of particular tree. |
| A2785.1 | Origin of shape of wiliwili tree. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 495. |
| A2793.6 | Origin of shapes of grain. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3221, Legends Nos. 315—322. |
| A1433.3 | Origin of shell money. Mono-Alu: Wheeler 12, 57. |
| A2315.1 | Origin of shell-fish's black scales. Lappish: Qvigstad FFC LX 39 No. 59. |
| A2826 | Origin of shells. Eskimo (East Greenland): Rasmussen I 114. |
| A1461.6 | Origin of shepherd's pipe. Greek: Fox 267f. |
| A925.7 | Origin of shining patches beneath sea. Tonga: Gifford 200. |
| A1454 | Origin of shoemaking. Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 7 No. 28; Jewish: Neuman. |
| A2171.4 | Origin of shrimp. Tahiti: Henry 339. |
| A1337.0.7 | Origin of sickness and misfortune: monstrous births from brother-sister incestuous union. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A2811 | Origin of silk. Chauvin VII 59 No. 77 n. 1. |
| A2182.1 | Origin of silkworm. *Dh II 107ff. (cf. A1725.1).—Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 79. |
| A1433.2 | Origin of silver coins. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A701.1 | Origin of sky from egg brought from primeval water.—Borneo: Dixon 165; Tahiti: Henry 339. |
| A701.2 | Origin of sky from Ymir's skull. Icel.: MacCulloch Eddic 325—26. |
| A1473 | Origin of slavery. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A1657 | Origin of slaves. Icel.: Corpus Poeticum Boreale I 235 (Rigsthula); Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| A1399.2.1 | Origin of sleep. India: Thompson-Balys; S. Am. Indian (Tucuna): Nimuendajú BBAE CXLIII (3) 724. |
| A1459.1.3 | Origin of sling-stones. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A1337.7 | Origin of smallpox. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1447.4 | Origin of smelting. Africa: Bouvergnes 16, (Babuka): Einstein 166, (Bushongo): Torday 235, 248. |
| A2816 | Origin of smoke. Esthonian: Aarne FFC XXV 152 No. 81. |
| A2181 | Origin of snail. |
| A2423.1.6 | Origin of snail's monotonous voice. Africa: Milligan Jungle 95. |
| A2312.2 | Origin of snail's shell. Jewish: Neuman; Africa (Fang): Trilles Proverbes 176. |
| A2356.1.1 | Origin of snake's back. From a stick. (See A2262.3.) |
| A1319.9 | Origin of sneezing. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1942 | Origin of snipe. |
| A1135.2 | Origin of snow. Irish myth: Cross; Flemish: De Meyer FFC XXXVII 83 No. 9b; Jewish: Neuman.—Eskimo (West Greenland): Rasmussen II 33, Rink 44. |
| A2661 | Origin of snowdrop (galanthus nivatis). Flemish: DeMeyer FFC XXXVII 92 No. 257*. |
| A1539 | Origin of social ceremonials—miscellaneous. |
| A1530 | Origin of social ceremonials. |
| A1537 | Origin of social etiquette. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A2126.1 | Origin of sole. New Hebrides: Codrington 372. |
| A2684.2.1 | Origin of sorghum. Africa (Wute): Sieber 204. |
| A1441.4 | Origin of sowing and planting. Greek myth: Grote I 41; Kauai: Beckwith Myth 367; S. Am. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 115. |
| A1581 | Origin of special penalties. |
| A2814 | Origin of spices. Chauvin VII 59 No. 77 n. 1. |
| A2091 | Origin of spider.1 (Cf. A1751.)—Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 22 No. 122; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1453.1 | Origin of spinning. Greek: Fox 171, *Grote I 163; S. Am. Indian (Chibcha): Kroeber BBAE CXLIII (2) 909. |
| F413 | Origin of spirits. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| A1399.3 | Origin of spitting. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F718.12 | Origin of springs from broken coconut shell. (Cf. F715.1.1.) Tonga: Gifford 101. |
| A941.5.7 | Origin of springs where deity dug. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 212. |
| A941 | Origin of springs. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman.—Japanese: Ikeda; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 114 No. 69; S. A. Indian (Amuesa): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 131. |
| A779 | Origin of stars—miscellaneous. Jewish: Neuman; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 22; S. Am. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 21f. |
| A2305.1.1 | Origin of steel-head salmon's flat body. Tahltan: Teit JAFL XXXII 242. |
| A1358 | Origin of sterility among women. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A973 | Origin of stones: punishment for discourtesy. Jesus asks a man what he is sowing. He answers, "Stones." Jesus turns the crop to stones. This is how stones originate.—*Dh II 95.—Estonian: Aarne FFC XXV 140 No. 4; Livonian: Loorits FFC LXVI 80 No. 2, England: Baughman. |
| A2351.4.1 | Origin of stork's long neck. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1130.2 | Origin of storms in sixth heaven. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A1147 | Origin of stormy sky. |
| A2685.2 | Origin of straw. Formerly whole blade became grain. Straw left for dog. Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 10. No. 49, XXXIII 53 No. 49; Estonian: Aarne FFC XXV 143 No. 28; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A930 | Origin of streams. Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1657.1 | Origin of subject tribes (aithech-thuatha). Irish myth: Cross. |
| A1549.2 | Origin of sundry religious ceremonials—Jewish: Neuman. |
| A925.6 | Origin of surf. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 436. |
| A1981 | Origin of swan. |
| A1981.0.1 | Origin of swans from two fowls fed in Urd's well. Icel.: Snorra Edda Gylf. XVI, Boberg. |
| A1319.8 | Origin of sweat. Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A2686.4.1 | Origin of sweet potato. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 242; S. Am. Indian (Brazil): Oberg 109. |
| A1118 | Origin of swirling motion of water. Animals and birds scratch in it.—Icel.: MacCulloch Eddic 283f.; Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 4 No. 7, XXXIII 51 No. 7; Estonian: Aarne FFC XXV 140 No. 5; Livonian: Loorits FFC LXVI 81 No. 6. |
| A1546.0.1 | Origin of symbols of worship. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1587 | Origin of tabus. Mono-Alu: Wheeler 67; Papua: Kerr 90. C. Tabu. |
| A2755.3 | Origin of tar in heart of trees. (See A2734.2.)—Tahltan: Teit JAFL XXXII 210. |
| A2686.4.2 | Origin of taro. Mono-Alu: Wheeler 67; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 98. |
| A1595 | Origin of tattooing. Easter Island: Métraux Ethnology 316f., 367. |
| A1465.1 | Origin of tattooing. India: Thompson-Balys; Maori: Dixon 73, Clark 139. |
| A1344 | Origin of tears and sighs. Wienert FFC LVI 37; Halm Aesop Nos. 138, 355; Greek: Grote I 7, 72; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1316.6 | Origin of teeth. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1446.4 | Origin of the adze. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1446.2 | Origin of the axe. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Carib: Penard JAFL XXX 258. |
| A1447.1 | Origin of the bellows. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1446.5.1 | Origin of the broom. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A20 | Origin of the creator. |
| A510 | Origin of the culture hero (demigod). |
| A1545.5.1 | Origin of the custom of wife self-sacrifice (suttee). India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| A920.1.15 | Origin of the Dead Sea. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A1543.1 | Origin of the death chant. (Cf. A1541.1.)—Tahltan: Teit JAFL XXXII 239; Irish myth: Cross. |
| A1455.1 | Origin of the domestic hearth. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1657.2 | Origin of the Fir Bolg ("Men of the Sacks"); so-called because as slaves they were forced to carry earth in sacks (builg). Irish myth: Cross. |
| A1457.1 | Origin of the fish hook. Easter Island: Métraux Ethnology 317, 363; Tahltan: Teit JAFL XXXII 210. |
| A1659.1 | Origin of the Fomorians (giants). Irish myth: Cross. |
| A110 | Origin of the gods. |
| A771 | Origin of the Great Bear (Ursa Major). *Andree Ethnographische Parallelen (1878) 104; *Handwb. d. Aberglaubens IX Nachträge 681f.; *Basset RTP XXVIII 112 with references to earlier volumes.—Danish: Kristensen Danske Sagn II (1893) 276; Greek: Fox 21 (Kallisto), 251; Jewish: Neuman; Lappish: Qvigstad FFC LX 34 No. 5; Livonian: Loorits FFC LXVI 81 Nos. 10, 11; Egyptian: Müller 59; Siberian: Holmberg Siberian 426; Hindu: Keith 102; Chinese: Graham; Korean: Zong in-Sob 12 No. 5.—N. A. Indian (Eskimo, Iroquois, Assiniboine, Blackfoot, Mandan, Sioux): Alexander N. Am. 9, 26, 96, *278 n. 14; Aztec: Alexander Lat. Am. 93. |
| A1446.5.3 | Origin of the grindstone. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A950 | Origin of the land. Chinese: Graham; Eskimo (Cape York): Rasmussen III 47. |
| A1319.5 | Origin of the liver. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1611.5.4.2 | Origin of the Maic Milid (Milesians, Gaels). Irish myth: Cross. |
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