A. Mythological Motifs
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A611. Fiat creation. Universe is created at command of creator. — Irish myth: Cross; Hebrew: Genesis ch. 1; Jewish: Neuman. — Pelew Group, Western Caroline Is., Central Caroline Is., Gilbert Group: Dixon 248; Mono-Alu (Fauru): Wheeler 66; Tahiti: Henry 338.
D1765. Magic results produced by command. M0. Judgments and decrees.
A611.0.1. Creator uses particular formula (letters) to create universe. Jewish: Neuman.
A611.1. Druids as creators. Irish myth: Cross.
P427. Druid (magus).
A612. Creation: materialization of creator's thinking. Creator "thinks outward in space" and thus produces the universe. — *Dh I 10f., 15, 17ff., 58, 113; Jewish: Neuman. — Zuñi: Cushing RBAE XIII 379ff.; Thompson Tales 280 n. 36.
A612.1. World-soul. The universe a manifestation of the creator. — Society Is.: Dixon 12 n. 19.
A613. Creation from creator's tears. Dh I 31f.
A614. Universe from parts of creator's body. Ymir makes the world from his members — mountains from bones, cliffs from teeth, heavens from skull, etc. — Norse: Dh I 111 n. 1; Lang Myth I 234 ff. — Mexican: Danzel Kultur und Religion des primitiven Menschen 60; Kalmuck, Chinese, Hindu: Holmberg Finno-Ugric 372; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 96 No. 55.
A1211. Man made from creator's body.
A614.1. Universe from parts of man's body. (Cf. A831.2) — Kabyle: Frobenius Atlantis I 101; Madagascar: Dandonau Contes pop. de Sakalava No. 58; Papuan: Landtmann The Kiwai Papuans 551; Sumatra: Pleyte Bataksche Vertellingen 68.
A615. Universe as offspring of creator. The Sky Father begets various parts of the universe by his various wives. — Maori: Dixon 8 n. 9.
A645. Creation of universe: genealogical type. A begets B, who begets C, etc.
A615.1. Universe from creator's masturbation with water, with stone, and with earth. (Cf. A1216.1). Easter Is.: Métraux Ethnology 314.
A615.2. Universe from copulation of various objects to produce others. Easter Is.: Métraux Ethnology 320f.
A617. Creation of universe from clam-shell on primeval water by creator. — Nauru (Pleasant Island): Dixon 249; Tahiti: Henry 337.
A617.1. Creation of universe from clay pot set afloat on primeval wafers. India: Thompson-Balys.
A810. Primeval water.
A617.2. Creation of universe from calabash. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 304f.
A618. Universe created by various activities of creator.
A618.1. Universe coughed into being. Mono-Alu: Wheeler 67.
A636. New creation shouted away.
A618.2. Universe created by spitting. Melanesia: Wheeler 66.
