A. MYTHOLOGICAL MOTIFS
A0—A99. Creator.
A0. Creator. — For a general bibliography of creation myths, see Alexander N. Am. 278 n. 15. For bibliographies of North American Indian mythologies arranged by areas, see Thompson Tales 272 n. 1; **Feilberg Skabelses og Syndflodssagn; Jewish: Neuman. — Mexican Indian: (Tarascan) Alexander Lat. Am. 85, (Zapotecan) ibid. 87; Guarayú: Métraux RMLP XXXIII 147; Polynesia: Dixon 21 n. 47; Hawaiian: Beckwith Myth 42; Mono-Alu: Wheeler 28, 66f., 70; Easter Is.: Métraux BMB CLX 313; Marshall Is.: Davenport Folk Tales 221f.; Tahiti: Henry Ancient Tahiti 335ff.; New Hebrides: Codrington II 365. — Armenian: Ananikian 20; African: Werner African 127ff., **Frobenius and Fox, (Loango): Pechuël-Loesche 267; Hindu: Penzer I 10; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 338; Icel.: Boberg, MacCulloch Eddic 326; Irish myth: Cross.
A610. Creation of universe by creator. A631. Pre-existing world of gods above. A810.1. God and devil fly together over primeval water. A830. Creation of earth by creator. A923. Ocean from creator's sweat. A1187. Creator appoints chief for each class of created things: Lucifer for demons, Zion for mountains, etc. A1210. Creation of man by creator.
A1. Identity of creator.
A1.1. Sun-god as creator. — Egyptian: Müller 69; Persian: Carnoy 260.
A220. Sun-god.
A1.2. Grandfather as creator. — S. Am. Indian (Paressi): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 359, (Guarayú): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 147.
A1.3. Stone-woman as creator. — Paressi: Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 359.
A1.4. Brahma as creator. — Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 338.
A2. Multiple creators.
A2.1. Three creators. — Icel.: Boberg, MacCulloch Eddic 327. — Oceanic: Dixon 24; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 42.
A2.2. First human pair as creators. (Cf. A1270.) Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 115 No. 70.
A3. Creative mother source of everything. — India: Thompson-Balys.
A5. Reason for creation.
A73. Lonely creator.
A5.1. Gods make earth to have place to rest their feet. — Hawaiian: Beckwith Myth 43.
A7. Creator's descendants. (Cf. A32.)
A7.1. Creator has two sons. — Guarayú: Métraux RMLP XXXIII 147.
A10. Nature of the creator. — India: Thompson-Balys.
