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Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
A139.11. Gods recognized by natural phenomena associated with their worship — color, scent, etc. Hawaii: Beck with Myth 4.
A139.12. Long-suffering God. Jewish: Neuman.
A139.13. Tempermental goddess. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 840.
A139.14. Ugly god. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 194 No. 135.
A139.15. Greedy god. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 215f.
A140. Gods as workmen. Icel.: MacCulloch Eddie 327.
A141. God as craftsman. Hephaistos. — Greek: Fox 206. — Tahiti: Henry 342.
A141.1. God makes automata and vivifies them. Icel.: Boberg; Greek: Fox 207; Africa (Luba): Donohugh Africa V 180.
D1620. Magic automata.
A141.2. God builds temple in heaven and brings it later to earth. Jewish: Neuman.
A141.3. God bores hole in Hell to cause great heat on earth. Jewish: Neuman.
A141.4. God lays foundations of earth. Jewish: Neuman.
A831.1. Creator of earth.
A142. Smith of the gods. Greek: Fox 206; Gaster Thespis 154ff.; *Krappe Archiv f. d. Studium d. neueren Sprachen CLVIII—CLXI passim.; Norse: Herrmann Nordische Mythologie 115ff.; Lithuanian: Gray 330; Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys.
A167. Cupbearer of the gods is god of smith-work. A451. Artisan god. A451.1. God of smith-work. F451.3.4.2. Dwarfs as smiths. F531.6.9. Giants as warriors. K1816.12. Disguise as smith. L113.6. Smith as hero. P447. Smith.
A142.0.1. God as blacksmith. India: Thompson-Balys.
A142.1. Brazier of the gods. Irish myth: Cross.
A143. Carpenter (wright) of the gods. Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys.
P456. Carpenter.
A144. Physician of the gods. Irish myth: Cross.
A145. Champions of the gods. Irish myth: Cross.
F610. Remarkably strong man.
A147. Gods as fishers (cf. A165.9). Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 24.
A150. Daily life of the gods.
A151. Home of the gods. Elysium, Avalon, earthly paradise. — Celtic (general): MacCulloch Celtic 14; Irish: ibid. 37f., 114ff., Cross; Welsh: ibid. 193; Icel.: MacCulloch Eddic 312ff.; Hindu: Penzer I 125 n. 1.; Jewish: Neuman. — Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 67; So. Am. Indian (Apapocuvá-Guarani): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 122; Africa (Fang): Trilles 130.