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A600—A899. COSMOGONY AND COSMOLOGY
A600—A699. The universe.
A600—A649. CREATION OF THE UNIVERSE
A600. Creation of the universe. In addition to other references in this section A600—A649, see: *Encyc. Rel. Ethics s. v. "Creation"; *Lang Myth. 163ff.; Henne am-Rhyn Das Jenseits: Kulturgeschichtliche Darstellung über Schöpfung, etc. (1881); Schlieper Die kosmogonischen Mythen der Urvolker (Bonn 1932, diss.); *Hdwb. d. Abergl. IX Nachträge 274—284; Feilberg Skabelses og Syndflodssagn (1915). — Norse: Boberg, MacCulloch Eddic 327ff.; Irish myth: Cross; Persian: Carnoy 275; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Werner 406. — Cherokee: Mooney Am. Urquell II 85ff.; Quiche: Alexander Lat. Am. 160f.; Maya: ibid. 152ff.; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 43ff.; Tahiti: Henry 336ff.
A0. Creator.
A601. Universe created in specified time and order. Jewish: Neuman; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 45.
A601.1. Universe created in five periods of time. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 44.
A601.2. Universe created in six days. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 45.
A605. Primeval chaos. *Sayce Encyc. Religion and Ethics III 363 s. v. "Chaos". — Greek: Roscher I 871 s. v. "Chaos"; Icel.: De la Saussaye 340f.; Jewish: Neuman; Egyptian: Müller 47; Babylonian: Spence 71; Japanese: Anesaki 222. — Pima: Alexander N. Am. 177; Mixtec: Alexander Lat. Am. 86; Marquesas Is.: Dixon 10 n. 13; Maori: ibid. 6ff.; Nias Is.: ibid. 167; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 42; Tahiti: Henry 336, 340.
A115. First deity grows out of primeval chaos. A620. Spontaneous
creation of universe. A810. Primeval water.
A605.1. Primeval darkness. S. Am. Indian (Guarani): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 93; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 312; Africa (Luba): Donohugh Africa V 180.
A605.2. Primeval cold. Icel.: Boberg.
A610. Creation of universe by creator. The creator is existing before all things. — Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman; Hindu: Oldenberg Religion des Veda 278; Chinese: Werner 76, 90. — Mexican: Alexander Lat. Am. 85; Guiana: ibid. 256ff.. — Society Is.: Dixon 11 n. 18, 12 n. 19; Marquesas Is.: ibid. 11 n. 14; Maori: ibid. 11 n. 16, 17, 13 n. 20; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 42; Australian: Goldenweiser Early Civilization 105. — Uganda: ibid. 97.
A0. Creator. A101.1. Supreme god as creator. A830. Creation of earth by creator. A901. Topographical features caused by experiences of primitive hero (demigod, deity).
A610.1. All things created in pairs (heaven and earth, etc.). Jewish: Neuman.
A610.2. Creation of heaven, earth, and hell. Jewish: Neuman; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 42.
