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A736.4. Sun and moon as sisters, daughters of sky-god. India: Thompson-Balys.
A736.5. Children of the sun. Tonga: Gifford 115.
A736.5.1. Son of sun so hot no one can hold it. S. Am. Indian (Cavina, Tumupasa): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 448.
A736.5.2. Children from union with the sun turn into bit of blood in daytime as soon as they are exposed to sun; take human form (shape) again at sunset. — India: Thompson-Balys.
T521. Conception from sunlight.
A736.6. Sun and moon as friends. India: Thompson-Balys.
A736.7. Sun's affection for human girl rouses moon's jealousy. India: Thompson-Balys.
A736.7.1. Sun marries woman. Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 35.
A736.8. Original moon changed into sun and sun into moon. India: Thompson-Balys.
A736.9. Sun cursed by moon. India: Thompson-Balys.
A736.10. Human son of sun. Tonga: Gifford 114.
A736.11. Contest between sun and moon. Chinese: Eberhard 219.
A737. Causes of eclipses (sun or moon). *Hdwb. d. deutschen Aberglaubens II 1511; Penzer II 81f . — Estonian: Loortis Grundzüge I 153, 410ff.; Icel.: De la Saussaye 344; Jewish: Neuman; Korean: Zong in-Sob 11 No. 4; Hindu: Keith 137, 151, 192, 232f.; India: *Thompson-Balys. — Montagnais: Alexander N. Am. 25; Mataguaya (Pampean): Alexander Lat. Am. 319.
A1046. Continuous world eclipse.
A737.0.1. Origin of eclipse of moon. India: *Thompson-Balys.
A737.1. Eclipse caused by monster devouring sun or moon. *Fb "solulv"; *Encyc. Religion and Ethics I 492a.; Gaster Oldest Stories 234; Gaster Thespis 206. — Icel.: MacCulloch Eddic 279; Finnish: Kalevala rune 47; Jewish: Neuman; Siberian: Holmberg Siberian 424; Jugo-Slav: Machal Slavic Myth 229; Armenian: Ananikian 48. — Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 736; India: Thompson-Balys; Indonesian: Wilken Indische Gids (1885) I 240; Tahiti: Henry 227; S. Am. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 123, 158, 165, (Mocoví): Métraux MAFLS XL 20, (Manao): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 712, (Guarani, Manasi, Guarayú, Chiriguano): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 93, 393, 483, (Guayaki): Métraux-Baldus BBAE CXLIII (1) 444, (Toba, Abipón, Mocovi, Mataco, Vilela): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (1) 366, (Eastern Brazil): Lowie ibid. 434 (Tucuna): Nimuendajú BBAE CXLIII (3) 724.
A737.2. Cause of eclipses: mother's curse laid upon her third son. India: Thompson-Balys.
A737.3. Toad causes eclipses of the sun. India: Thompson-Balys.
A737.4. Ghosts of the sun's children return to cause eclipse. India: Thompson-Balys.
E225. Ghost of murdered child.
A737.5. Moon's eclipse caused by moon's interfering between attacker and person attacked. India: Thompson-Balys.
