A. Mythological Motifs
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Lappish: Friis Lappisk Mythologi 79; German: Hdwb. d. deutschen Aberglaubens I 642, II 1511; India: Thompson-Balys; Korean: Zong in-Sob 10 No. 3. — Eskimo: *Thompson Tales 273 note 6; S. Am. Indian (Chaco): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (1) 366, (Manasi): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 393, (Witoto, Shipaya, Canelo, Warrau, Arawak): Lowie BBAE CXLIII (3) 54; African (Baluga): Einstein 176.
A751.7.1. Moon wants to marry his sister the sun. She is angered and throws hot ashes on his face. H58. Tell-tale hand-mark. Clandestine lover is identified by paint marks left on his skin by his mistress. R321.1. Sister escapes to the stars to avoid marrying brother. T415. Brother-sister incest.
A736.1.2. Sun-brother and moon-sister. Icel.: De la Saussaye 344; India: *Thompson-Balys. — N. A. Indian (Montagnais and Menominee): Alexander N. Am. 25.
T415. Brother-sister incest.
A736.1.3. Sun and moon as lovers. (Cf. A736.1.1.). — India: Thompson-Balys. — S. Am. Indian (Amazon): Alexander Lat. Am. 306, (Caviña, Tumupasa): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 448; African (Ekoi): Talbot 359.
A753. Moon as wooer.
A736.1.4. Sun and moon married. *Fb. "sol" III 457b. — Lettish: Gray 321; Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Werner 133, Eberhard FFC CXX 113. — African: Werner African 232, (Fang): Trilles 171f.; Hatt Asiatic Influences 74f. — Tlingit: Alexander N. Am. 257; S. Am. Indian (Fuegian): Alexander Lat. Am. 342, (Jivaro): Stewart-Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 627, Métraux RMLP XXXIII 129, (Aymara): Tschopik BBAE CXLIII (2) 571, (Chibcha): Kroeber ibid. 908.
A736.1.4.1. Sun and moon quarrel when sun eats up all their children but two. India: Thompson-Balys. Cf. Africa: Meinhof 200.
A711.2. Sun as cannibal.
A736.1.4.1.1. Moon kills sun's children. Africa (Fang): Milligan Jungle 248.
A736.1.4.2. Moon, sun are sister and brother, wife and husband. India: Thompson-Balys. Cf. A736.1.2.
A736.1.4.3. Creator separates sun and moon to prevent birth of more stars. India: Thompson-Balys.
A736.2. Sun as woman. S. Am. Indian (Mocovi): Métraux MAFLS XXXX 20.
A736.3. Sun and moon as brothers. N. Am. Indian (Klikitat): Jacobs Northwest Sahaptin Texts 16; S. Am. Indian (Guarani): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 93, (Chiriguano): Métraux ibid. 484; (Guaporé River): Lévi-Strauss ibid. 379.
A736.3.1. Sun and moon as twin brothers. S. Am. Indian (Mataco, Chamacoco): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (1) 366, (Amuesa): *Métraux RMLP XXXIII 131.
A515.1.1. Twin culture heroes.
A736.3.2. Sun and moon brothers: sun clever, moon stupid. S. Am. Indian (Mataco, Chamacoco): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (1) 366, (Timbira, Sherente, Caingang, Mashachali): Lowie BBAE CXLIII (1) 397, 515.
A736.3.3. Sun and his brother rise and set alternately. India: Thompson-Balys.
