Motif-Index of Folk-Literature/Volume 1/A/500
A500—A599. Demigods and culture heroes.
A500. Demigods and culture heroes. Irish myth: Cross; Hawaii: *Beckwith Myth 60.
C566. Tabus of heroes. Z200. Heroes.
A501. Groups of demigods.
A501.1. Seven demigods. Siberian and Indo-Iranian: Holmberg Siberian 402ff.
A502. Heroes or demigods as fourth race of men. Greek: Grote I 62.
A504. Male virgin demigod. Tuamotu: Stimson MS (z-G. 3/1301).
A506. Half-spirit, half-man. Samoa: Beckwith Myth 368.
A510. Origin of the culture hero (demigod).
A510.1. Culture hero as god. Irish myth: Cross.
A510.2. Culture hero reborn. Irish myth: Cross.
E600. Reincarnation.
A511. Birth and rearing of culture hero (demigod). Irish myth: Cross.
T510. Miraculous conception. T540. Miraculous birth.
A511.1. Birth of culture hero. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 227.
A511.1.1. Culture hero snatched from mother's side. *Dh I 11. — Finnish: Kalevala rune 1. — S. Am. Indian (Tehuelche): Alexander Lat. Am. 335, (Jivaro): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 148f., (Warrau): Métraux ibid. 146, (Kaiguà): Métraux ibid. 139, (Chiriguano): Métraux ibid. 156, (North Peru): Métraux ibid. 133, (Eastern Brazil): Lowie BBAE CXLIII (1) 434.
T584.1. Birth through the mother's side.
A511.1.1.1. River flows from corpse of mythical mother of culture hero. S. Am. Indian (Amuesha): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 131.
A511.1.2. Culture hero speaks before birth. Krappe Zeitschrift für deutsches Altertum LXXII (1935) 161—171. — African: Werner African 213.
T575. Child speaks before birth.
A511.1.2.1. Twin culture heroes quarrel before birth. (Cf. A515.1.1.) — Dh I 11; Jewish: Neuman.
A525. Good and bad culture heroes. T575.1.3. Twins quarrel before birth in mother's womb.
A511.1.2.2. Culture hero in mother's womb indicates direction to be taken by her. S. Am. Indian (Tupinamba): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 132, (Apapacuvo-Guarani): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 139.
A511.1.3. Culture hero incarnated through birth from virgin. Siberian: Holmberg Siberian 387.
A1411.2. Theft of light by being swallowed and reborn. E600. Reincarnation.
A511.1.3.1. Demigod son of king's unmarried sister (daughter) by god. Irish myth: Cross.
A188. Gods (goddesses) unite with mortals. Z255. Hero born out of wedlock.
A511.1.3.2. Demigod son of king's unmarried sister by her brother. Irish myth: Cross.
A164.1. Brother-sister marriage of the gods. T415. Brother-sister incest.
A511.1.3.3. Immaculate conception of culture hero. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 227; S. Am. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 484, (Manasi): Métraux ibid. 393.
A511.1.4. Magic origin of culture hero.
A511.1.4.1. Origin of culture hero from bursting stone. Oceanic (Banks Group, Tonga, Celebes, Union Group, Gilbert Group): Dixon 111.
A511.1.4.2. Hero formed by god out of mother's apron. Maori: Beckwith Myth 231.
A511.1.4.3. Birth of culture heroes from human bones swallowed by jaguar's human wife. S. Am. Indian (Bacairi): Levi-Strauss BBAE CXLIII (3) 347.
A511.1.4.4. Culture hero creates a companion from a toenail. S. Am. Indian (Yurakare): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 144.
A511.1.5. Culture hero son of mortal (half-mortal) father. Irish myth: Cross.
L100. Unpromising hero.
A511.1.6. Culture hero posthumous child. Irish myth: Cross.
A516. Expulsion and return of culture hero.
A511.1.7. Culture hero born three times. Irish myth: Cross.
E600. Reincarnation.
A511.1.8. Culture hero son of animal.
B630. Offspring of marriage to animal.
A511.1.8.1. Culture hero son of deer mother. Irish myth: Cross.
B635.3.1. Culture hero licked by deer mother. D114.1. Transformation: man to deer.
A511.1.8.2. Culture hero offspring of woman and jaguar. S. Am. Indian (Eastern Brazil): Lowie BBAE CXLIII (1) 434, (Bakairi): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 145.
A511.1.8.3. Mythical lizards parents of culture hero. S. Am. Indian (Amuesa): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 149.
A511.1.9. Culture hero born from egg. S. Am. Indian (Jivaro): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 148, (Huamachuco): ibid. 151, (North Peru): Métraux ibid. 133.
A511.2. Care of culture hero.
A511.2.1. Abandonment of culture hero at birth. S. Am. Indian (Tupinamba): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 135, (Chiriguano): Métraux ibid. 142; Maori: Clark 29.
A511.2.1.1. Abandoned culture hero captured by use of net. S. Am. Indian (Amuesa): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 132.
L111.2.1. Future hero found in boat (basket, bushes). T572.2.3. Hero an abortion thrown into the bushes. T612. Child born of slain mother cares for itself during infancy. Z210.1. Lodge-boy.
A511.2.2. Nursing of culture hero.
B535. Animal nurse. T611. Suckling of children.
A511.2.2.1. Culture hero suckled by wolf. Irish myth: Cross.
A511.2.2.2. Culture hero cared for by tiger. S. Am. Indian (Yurakari): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 144.
A511.2.3. Culture hero is hidden in order to escape enemies. S. Am. Indian (Bakairi): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 145, (Tembe, Kaigua): Métraux ibid. 139.
A511.3. Education of culture hero.
A511.3.1. Culture hero reared in seclusion. Irish myth: Cross.
A511.3.2. Culture hero reared (educated) by extraordinary (supernatural) personages. Irish myth: Cross.
F311.1. Fairy godmother. F311.3. Fairy foster-mother. F340. Gifts from fairies. F345. Fairies instruct mortals.
A511.4. Growth of culture hero.
A511.4.1. Miraculous growth of culture hero. Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 38, 87, 102; S. Am. Indian (Tupinamba): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 135.
T615. Supernatural growth.
A512. Parentage of culture hero. (Cf. also A511.1.8.).
A512.1. Culture hero's grandmother. Eskimo (Kodiak): Golder JAFL XVI 16.
A31. Creator's grandmother.
A512.2. Culture hero creator's son. Norse: MacCulloch Eddic 328. — S. Am. Indian (Ackawoi) (Orinoco): Alexander Lat. Am. 269, (Guaporé River): Levi-Strauss BBAE CXLIII (3) 378, (Guarani): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 92f.
A0. Creator.
A512.3. Culture hero as son of god. Irish myth: Cross; Greek: Grote I 94. — Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 13.
A512.4. Sun as father of culture hero. S. Am. Indian (Warrau, Carib): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 123, 145.
A513. Coming of culture hero (demigod).
A513.1. Demigods descend from heaven. Irish myth: Cross. — S. Am. Indian (Tapirapé): Wagley-Galvão BBAE CXLIII (3) 178; Maori: Clark 30.
A1611.10. Origin of the Tuath Dé Danann regarded as an early tribe.
A513.2. Culture hero arrives (and departs) in boat. Norse: Boberg, Mac Culloch Eddic 262f.; Old English: Beowulf.
A563. Divinity's departure in boat.
A515. Pair of culture heroes. Amazon tribes: Alexander Lat. Am. 311.
A515.1. Culture heroes brothers. Araucanian: Alexander Lat. Am. 330; N. Am. Indian: *Thompson Tales 280 n. 35.
A515.1.1. Twin culture heroes. (Cf. A511.1.2.1.). P. Saintyves "Les Jumeaux dans l'ethnographie et la mythologie" Revue Anthrop. XXV (1925) 54ff. — Jewish: Neuman; N. Am. Indian (Plains Tribes): Alexander N. Am. 104, 108, (Pima): ibid. 176, (Sia): ibid 204; S. Am. Indian (Jibaros, Eastern Ecuador): Karsten Myths of the Jibaros (cf. Boas JAFL XXXII 446), Amazon tribes: Alexander Lat. Am. 311, (Warrau, Carib, Tupinamba, Kaigua, Tembe, Apapocuvá-Guarani, Bakairi, Kaingang, Amuesha, Huamachucho, Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 123, 135f., 138, 145ff., 158—165, (Tenetchara): Wagley-Galvão BBAE CXLIII (3) 147, (Cashinawa, Guarani, Guarayu): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 92f., 438, 685, (Toba): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (1) 368, (Bakairi): Lévi-Strauss BBAE CXLIII (3) 347, (Paressi): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 359. — Tonga: Gifford 20.
A116. Twin gods.
A515.1.1.1. Twin culture heroes sired by two fathers. S. Am. Indian (Guarani): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 92f., RMLP XXXIII 136.
T587.1. Birth of twins an indication of unfaithfulness in a wife.
A515.1.1.2. Twin culture heroes — one foolish, one clever. (Cf. A525.) S. Am. Indian (Bacairi): Lévi-Strauss BBAE CXLIII (3) 347, (Tupinamba): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 135, (Chiriguano): ibid 163.
A515.1.1.3. Twin culture heroes conceived of as sun and moon. S. Am. Indian (Amuesha): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 150, (Chiriguano): ibid. 158ff.
A515.1.2. Sworn brothers as culture heroes. India: Thompson-Balys.
P311. Sworn brethren.
A515.2. Father and son as culture heroes. Irish myth: Cross. — Amazon tribes: Alexander Lat. Am. 311.
A515.3. Culture hero has blood brother. Irish myth: Cross.
P312. Blood-brotherhood.
A515.4. Culture hero has faithful attendant. Irish myth: Cross.
A515.5. Culture hero fights with (encounters) son without recognizing him.
N731.2. Father-son combat.
A516. Expulsion and return of culture hero.
L111.1. Exile returns and succeeds. S140. Cruel abandonments and exposures. S300. Abandoned or murdered children. S350.2. Child driven out (exposed) brought up in secret.
A520. Nature of the culture hero (demigod).
A520.1. Gods as culture heroes. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 16, chap. 2 passim.
A521. Culture hero as dupe or trickster. Celtic: MacCulloch Celtic 30; Irish myth: Cross. — S. Am. Indian (Yunca, Peru): Alexander Lat. Am. 229, (Chiriguano): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 484; N. Am. Indian: *Thompson Tales 294 n. 78; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 20; New Hebrides: Codrington 152—166; African: Werner African 213.
A177.1. God as dupe or trickster. J1700. Fools.
A522. Animal as culture hero.
A132. God in animal form. D100. Transformation: man to animal.
A522.1. Beast as culture hero.
A522.1.1. Dog as culture hero. Aztec: Alexander Lat. Am. 82f.
A522.1.1.1. Culture hero acts as watch-dog; named "Hound". Irish myth: Cross.
B421. Helpful dog.
A522.1.2. Rabbit as culture hero. Central Algonquian tribes: Thompson PMLA XXXVII 130ff.
A522.1.3. Coyote as culture hero. N. Am. Indian: Alexander N. Am. 141ff., 298 n. 48.
A522.1.4. Fox as culture hero. S. Am. Indian (Chaco): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (1) 369, (Chiriguano): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 484.
A522.1.5. Mink as culture hero. N. Am. Indian: Boas RBAE XXXI 585.
A522.2. Bird as culture hero.
A522.2.1. Blue Jay as culture hero. N. A. Indian: Boas RBAE XXXI 646 and passim.
A522.2.2. Raven as culture hero. Krappe "Arturus Cosmocrator" Speculum 1945, 405ff. — Irish myth: Cross; N. A. Indian: *Boas RBAE XXXI 567ff.
D151.5. Transformation: man to raven.
A522.2.3. Hawk as culture hero. S. Am. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 3, BBAE CXLIII (1) 368.
A522.2.4. Aquatic bird as culture hero. S. Am. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 3.
A522.3. Other animals as culture hero.
A522.3.1. Spider as culture hero. Dakota: Dorsey JAFL II 134. — African: Werner African 213.
A523. Giant as culture hero. Irish myth: Cross; Persian: Carnoy 294; Chinese: Werner 305.
A133. Giant god.
A523.1. Giant sword of culture hero. Fb. "sværd" III 691a.; Irish myth: Cross.
D1081. Magic sword.
A524. Extraordinary possessions of culture hero.
A524.1. Culture hero's extraordinary animals.
A524.1.1. Culture hero has marvelous dogs. Irish myth: Cross.
B187. Magic dog.
A524.1.2. Culture hero has marvelous horses. Irish myth: Cross.
A132.3. Horse-deity.
A524.2. Extraordinary weapons of culture hero. Irish myth: Cross.
D1080. Magic weapons.
A525. Good and bad culture heroes. Walapai: Alexander N. Am. 180; S. Am. Indian (Guarani): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 93; Melanesia: Dixon 122ff.; Polynesia, Micronesia: ibid. 122 n. 1.
A50. Conflict of good and evil creators. A71. Creator tries to devour his son, the culture hero. A106. Opposition of good and evil gods. A107. Gods of darkness and of light. A511.1.2.1. Twin culture heroes quarrel before birth. A1750. Animals created through opposition of devil to God.
A525.1.. Culture hero fights with his elder brother. Ojibwa: Jones-Michelson PAES VII (1) 19.
A525.2. Culture hero (god) slays his grandfather. Irish myth: Cross.
A192.1. Old god slain by young god. E765.4.3. Father will die when daughter bears son. M311.1. Prophecy: king's grandson will dethrone him. M343.2. Prophecy: murder by grandson.
A526. Physical characteristics of culture hero (demigod).
A526.1. Culture hero can be wounded. Irish myth: Cross.
F254.4. Fairies can be wounded.
A526.2. Culture hero as mighty hunter. Irish myth: Cross.
F679.5. Skillful hunter.
A526.3. Culture hero has irresistible beauty spot (ball seirc). Irish myth: Cross.
D1355.13. Love-spot.
A526.4. Culture hero has three heads of hair of different colors. Irish myth: Cross.
D991. Magic hair. F555.5.1. Person with three heads of hair.
A526.5. Culture hero has seven pupils in each eye, seven toes on each foot, seven fingers on each hand. Irish myth: Cross.
F541.3.3. Eye with seven pupils. F551. Remarkable feet.
A526.5.1. Culture hero with different colored eyes, one brown, one green. Maori: Clark 30.
A526.6. Culture hero, when angry, subject to contortions. Irish myth: Cross.
D50. Magic changes in man himself. F873.0.1. Battle rage. F969.3.2. Hero's light (luau láith). F1041.2. Horripilation. F1041.16. Extraordinary physical reactions to anger.
A526.7. Culture hero performs remarkable feats of strength and skill. Irish myth: Cross.
F610. Remarkably strong man. F684. Marvelous jumps. F697.1. Culture hero as marvelous ball player. F698. Skill in juggling with swords, balls, etc. H1563. Test of skill.
A526.8. Culture hero can turn feet and knees backwards. Irish myth: Cross.
F517.1.5. Person with knees backward. F531.1.3.2. Giant with heels in front. F531.1.6.8. Giant with knees backwards. G303.4.5.6. Devil's knees are backwards.
A526.9. Lightning flashes from armpits of hero. Maori: Beckwith Myth 250.
A527. Special powers of culture hero.
A527.1. Culture hero precocious. Irish myth: Cross.
A511.4. Growth of culture hero. T615. Supernatural growth.
A527.1.1. Divine twins make selves a bow and arrow. S. Am. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 143, 156, (Carib): ibid. 147.
A527.2. Culture hero has knowledge-giving member (thumb, tooth). Irish myth: Cross.
D1009.2. Magic tooth. D1810.3. Magic knowledge from touching "knowledge tooth" with thumb. D1811.1.1. Thumb of knowledge.
A527.3. Culture hero as magician (drai). Irish myth: Cross.
D1711. Magician. M364.7.2. Coming of saint (Christianity) prophesied by heathen. P427. Druid (magus).
A527.3.1. Culture hero can transform self. S. Am. Indian (Caingang): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (1) 473.
D630. Transformation and disenchantment at will.
A527.3.1.1. Culture hero assumes ugly and deformed guise. S. Am. Indian (Tupinamba): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 168.
K1815. Humble disguise.
A527.4. Culture hero as poet (musician). Irish myth: Cross.
A528. Culture hero has supernatural helpers. Irish myth: Cross.
N810. Supernatural helpers.
A530. Culture hero establishes law and order. Norse: Boberg; Greek: Fox 103; Jewish: Neuman.
A530.1. Culture hero completes work of creator. S. Am. Indian (Guarani): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 93, (Tucuna): Nimuendajú BBAE CXLIII (3) 724.
A531. Culture hero (demigod) overcomes monsters. Norse: Boberg; Greek: Grote I 189; Irish myth: Cross, Beal XXI 327; Babylonian: Spence 158; Hindu: Keith 34, 172; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Coyajee JPASB XXIV 189; Japanese: Anesaki 303; Persian: Carnoy 287, 293, 300. — American Indian: *Thompson Tales 272 n. 1; *Farrand-Frachtenberg JAFL XXVIII 216 (N. Pac. Coast, Chinook, Kathlamet, Shoshone, Maidu, Coos, Alsea, Molala, Kalapuya); and add (Maidu) Dixon PAES IV 59 No. 2, (Joshua) Farrand-Frachtenberg JAFL XXVIII 235 No. 18, (Navaho) Alexander N. Am. 165, (Arikara) ibid. 108; Jicarilla Apache: Mooney AA old ser. XI (1898) 204; S. Am. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XXXX 4, 8, 62, 66f., 73, 77, (Tucuan): Nimuendajú BBAE CXLIII (3) 724, (Huamachuco): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 151, (Apapocuvá-Guarani): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 138.
A162.1. Fight of the gods and giants. A1071. Fettering of underground monster. A1111. Impounded water. A1125. Wind caused by flapping wings. Culture hero tames the monster bird. B11.11. Fight with dragon. Q433.2. Defeated giants imprisoned in lower world.
A531.1. 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. — Navaho: Matthews MAFLS V 130ff.
A531.1.1. Culture hero banishes demons. Irish myth: Cross. — Easter Is.: Métraux Ethnology 370.
V229.5. Saint banishes demons.
A531.2. Culture hero banishes snakes. *Krappe "St. Patrick and the Snakes" Traditio V (1947) 323—330; Irish: Cross, Giraldus Cambrensis Topography of Ireland I 23, Bede Historia Ecclesiastica I 18 (St. Patrick); Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 300 No. 9, 303 No. 22.
A531. Culture hero overcomes monsters. A2434.2.2. Why foxes do not live on certain island: driven out by a god. D2176.1. Snakes banned by magic. V229.3. Saint banishes snakes.
A531.3. Culture hero exterminates race of tigers. S. Am. Indian (Caingang): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 148, (Amuesha): ibid. 150, (Apapocuvu-Guarani): ibid. 138.
A531.4. Culture hero conquers sea monster. Chinese-Persian: Coyajee JPASB XXIV 190.
A531.4.1. Demigod conquers great octopus. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 22.
A532. Culture hero tames winds in caves. Western Mono: Gifford JAFL XXXVI 326ff. Nos. 9, 10.
A1122. Cave of winds. D2142. Wind produced by magic.
A533. Culture hero regulates rivers.
A533.1. Culture hero stays current of river. India: Thompson-Balys.
A535. Culture hero swallowed and recovered from animal. Irish myth: Cross; Persian: Carnoy 302.
F913. Victims rescued from swallower's belly.
A536. Demigods fight as allies of mortals. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman.
A172. Gods intervene in battle. A185.1. God aids his half-mortal son in battle. A581.2. Culture hero returns and aids followers in battle. F343.10. Fairy gives mortal equipment for soldiers. F349.2. Fairy aids mortal in battle. F394.2. Mortal aids fairies in war. N810. Supernatural helpers.
A536.1. Culture hero (saint) defends Ireland against foreign invasions. Irish myth: Cross.
A537. Culture heroes clear plains. Irish myth: Cross.
A901. Topographical features caused by experiences of primitive hero. F271.5. Fairies clear land. F614.9. Strong man clears land.
A538. Culture hero builds raths. Irish myth: Cross.
A179. God as rath-builder. A1435.2. Origin of raths. D1136.1. Fort produced by magic. F531.6.6. Giants as builders of great structures. P427.6.3. Druids as rath-builders. P447.2. Smith as rath-builder.
A541. Culture hero teaches arts and crafts. Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys. — American Indian: in practically all the mythologies — see Thompson Tales 272 n. 1; Eskimo (Bering Strait): Nelson RBAE XVIII 456; S. Am. Indian (Maya): Alexander Lat. Am. 131ff., (Bakairi): Alexander Lat. Am. 313, (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XXXX 78, 84, 86, 112ff., Métraux BBAE CXLIII (1) 368, (Guaporé River): Lévi-Strauss BBAE CXLIII (3) 379, (Chiriguano): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 484, (Guarayú): Métraux BBAE (3) 437, (Cubeo): Goldman BBAE CXLIII (3) 789, (Cashinawa): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 685. — Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 115; New Hebrides (Banks Is.): Codrington 152—166.
A432.0.1. God plants fields. A450. God of trades and professions. A1400. Acquisition of human culture.
A541.1. Culture hero invents and teaches the Irish language. Irish myth: Cross.
A465.3.1.1. God of eloquence and learning as inventor of ogam alphabet.
A541.2. Culture hero as god of agriculture. Irish myth: Cross.
A432. God of agriculture.
A545. Culture hero establishes customs. India: Thompson-Balys. — Mixtec: Alexander Lat. Am. 86; S. A. Indian (Bakairi): Lévi-Strauss BBAE CXLIII (3) 347, (Tupinamba): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 93, (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 79, 367, (Mataco): Métraux ibid. 105, 367, (Cubeo): Goldman BBAE CXLIII (3) 798, (Tucuna): Nimuendaju BBAE CXLIII (3) 724.
A1313.3. Misplaced genitalia. Originally genitals are misplaced; conception and childbirth are not understood. All is arranged by culture hero. A1500. Origin of customs. P600. Customs.
A546. Culture hero establishes social system. Persian: Carnoy 317; India Thompson-Balys.
A1500. Origin of customs. P. Society.
A547. Culture hero dispenses food and hospitality. Irish myth: Cross.
P320. Hospitality.
A560. Culture hero's (demigod's) departure. Irish myth: Cross; Finnish: Kalevala rune 50; India: Thompson-Balys.
A513.2. Culture hero arrives (and departs) in boat. A692. Islands of the blessed. F0. Journey to the otherworld. F111. Journey to earthly paradise. F134. Otherworld on an island.
A561. Divinity's departure for west. American Indian: *Thompson Tales 274 n. 11; S. A. Indian (Inca): Alexander Lat. Am. 240, (Yuracare, W. Brazil): ibid. 315, (Guarayú): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 437, Métraux RMLP XXXIII 147.
A692. Islands of the blest. Elysium situated in the west.
A562. Divinity's departure for east. S. A. Indian (Tehuelche, Patagonia): Alexander Lat. Am. 336.
A564. Remarkable longevity of culture heroes. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman.
A565. Dying culture hero. The culture hero teaches people how to die by dying himself. — Irish myth: Cross; California Indians: *Thompson Tales 285 n. 52a.
A978. Origin of minerals from body of dead culture hero. F323. Fairy women take body of dead hero to fairyland. F399.1. Fairies bear dead warrior to fairyland.
A566. Culture hero returns to upper world. S. Am. Indian (Apapocuvá-Guarani): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 136ff., (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 148f., 157.
A566.1. Return of mortal reincarnation of celestial being to the country of the gods after his mission has been accomplished on earth. India: Thompson-Balys.
A511.3. Culture hero incarnated through birth from virgin.
A566.2. Culture hero ascends to heaven guided by blind ancestress. Maori: Beckwith Myth 249.
A567. Divinity retires to the end of the world. S. Am. Indian (Yuracare): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 503.
A570. Culture hero still lives. Köhler-Bolte I 411; Irish myth: Cross.
A564. Remarkable longevity of culture heroes.
A571. Culture hero asleep in mountain. Köhler-Bolte I 411. — Irish myth: Cross; Welsh: MacCulloch Celtic 194 (Arthur); Norse: Mac Culloch Eddic 316; Eng., Scot.: Baughman.
A580. Culture hero's expected return. D1960.2. King asleep in mountain. F721.2. Habitable hill.
A571.1. Culture hero still alive in hollow hill. Irish myth: Cross.
A151.1.1. Home of gods inside of hill. F211. Fairyland under a hollow knoll. F759.2. Hollow mountain.
A571.2. Culture hero still alive on mysterious island. Irish myth: Cross.
A692. Islands of the blest. E481.4.1. Avalon. F134. Otherworld on island.
A572. Culture hero still keeps watch over earth. S. Am. Indian (Apapocuvá-Guarani): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 138.
A572.1. Culture hero still resides in the zenith. S. Am. Indian (Guarani): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 93.
A575. Departed deity grants requests to visitors. N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 276 n. 17.
D1720. Acquisition of magic powers. D1761. Magic results produced by wishing. F12. Journey to see deity. L220. Modest request best. Q338.1. Request for immortality punished by transformation into tree.
A580. 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. — *Norlind "Skattsägner". — Danish: Bolte Zs. f. Vksk. XXIX 74; Fb. "Holger Danske"; Norse: Olrik Ragnarok 108ff., 478 (Balder); Irish myth: Cross; Welsh: Mac Culloch Celtic 194 (Arthur); Eng., Scot.: Baughman; Finnish: Kalevala rune 50. — Jewish: Neuman; Persian: Carnoy 339. — N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 274 n. 11a.; Aztec: Alexander Lat. Am. 66.
A571. Culture hero asleep in mountain. B19.3. Horse born of egg. Mythical hero will come riding on such a horse. D1960.2. King asleep in mountain.
A581. Culture hero (divinity) returns. Irish myth: Cross.
E300. Friendly return from the dead. F116.1. Voyage to the land of youth. F379.1. Return from fairyland.
A581.1. Culture hero returns and assists mortals. Irish myth: Cross.
F393. Fairy visits among mortals.
A581.2. Culture hero returns and aids followers in battle. Irish myth: Cross.
A172. Gods intervene in battle. A536. Demigods act as allies of mortals. F349.2. Fairy aids mortal in battle.
A581.3. Culture hero returns to prove power of saint. Irish myth: Cross.
E367.4. Return from dead to convert to Christianity. V220. Saints.
A590. Demigods and culture heroes—miscellaneous.
A591. Semi-divine hero granted free access to men's wives. India: Thompson-Balys.
T281. Sex hospitality.
A592. Culture heroes and descendants.
A592.1. Demigod and witch woman of upper world have son. Tuamotu: Stimson MS (z-G. 13/249).
A592.2. Virgin daughter of culture hero. S. Am. Indian (Tupinamba): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 168.
A592.2.1. Daughter of culture hero gives birth to boy. S. Am. Indian (Tupinamba): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 169.