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Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
Maori: Beckwith Myth 250; S. Am. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 172; American Indian: Alexander N. Am. 287 n. 32.
A791.1. Rainbow as bow of thunder god.
A284.0.1. Angel of thunder. Jewish: Neuman.
A284.1. Goddess of thunder. Maori: Dixon 57.
A284.2. Thunderbird. A mythical giant bird usually thought of as a thunder-god. — *Harris Boanerges 13—30 passim, Harris Picus who is also Zeus vii; *Encyc. Religion and Ethics I 529a; Hatt Asiatic Influences 36ff.; Gaster Thespis 135, 363. — Babylonian: Spence 193; Siberian: Holmberg Siberian 439; India: Thompson-Balys. — African: Werner African 237. — N. A. Indian: Alexander N. Am. 387 n. 32. *Thompson Tales 318 n. 151c; S. Am. Indian (Chiriguano): Lowie BBAE CXLIII (3) 55, (Toba): Métraux Myths 110. — Cf. Persian: Carnoy 289 (Saena).
B31. Giant birds.
A284.3. Appearance of thunder-spirit. Eskimo: Rasmussen Myter III 61.
F434. Thunder spirits.
A284.3.1. Thunder god or spirit has very long mouth. India: Thompson-Balys.
A284.3.2. Thunder spirit lives in world below earth. India: Thompson-Balys.
A285. God of lightning. Gaster Thespis 213; Irish myth: Cross; Hindu: Keith 36; Chinese: Dawsel Magie und Geheimwissenschaft 150. — Maori: Beckwith Myth 250.
A285.0.1. Angel of lightning. Jewish: Neuman.
A285.1. Lightning weapon of the gods. Irish myth: Cross.
D1080. Magic weapons. F832.1.1. Gai bulga. V1.8. Worship of weapons.
A287. Rain-god. Gaster Thespis 122f.; *Smith Dragon vii ff., 77f., 86. — Greek: Fox 159 (Zeus); Hindu: Keith 39, 135, 233; India: *Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 98, 412; Chinese: Werner 206; Maya: Alexander Lat. Am. 134; Antilles: ibid 25; Aztec: ibid. 71; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 97; Samoa ibid. 19; Easter Is.: Métraux Ethnology 310.
B11.7. Dragon as rain-spirit. D2143.1. Rain produced by magic.
A287.0.1. Rain-god and wind-god brought back in order to make liveable weather. Have been banished by sun-god. — India: Thompson-Balys.
A282. Wind-god. L351. Contest of wind and sun.
A287.1. Rain-goddess. India: Thompson-Balys.
A287.2. St. Peter as ruler for the air and rain. Often misunderstands the orders of God. — Lithuanian: Balys Legends No. 31.
D2140. Magic control of the elements.
A288. Rainbow-goddess. Greek: Fox 241 (Iris). — Chibcha: Alexander Lat. Am. 204.
A289. Other weather-gods.
A289.1. Frost-god. Gaster Thespis 345; Type 480 (*Roberts 120). — Finno-Ugric: Holmberg Finno-Ugric 233; Icel.: Boberg.
