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A163. Contests among the gods.

H1589.1. Judgment of Paris.

A163.1. Game between gods. (Cf. A164.3.1.).

A163.1.1. Gods play chess. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 216 No. 165.

A164. Marriage or liaison of gods. Irish myth: Cross; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 964; India: Thompson-Balys.

A164.1. Brother-sister marriage of the gods. Irish myth: Cross; Icel.: MacCulloch Eddic 102; Greek: Grote I 58; Marquesas: Handy 122.

A511.3.2. Culture hero son of king's unmarried sister by her brother. T410. Incest.

A164.1.1. Mother-son marriage of the gods. Irish myth: Cross; So. Am. Indian (Mundurucu): Horton BBAE CXLIII (3) 281.

T412. Mother-son incest.

A164.2. Adultery among the gods. Irish myth: Cross.

K1563. Husband (god) traps wife and paramour with magic armor.

A164.3. Polygamy among the gods. Irish myth: Cross; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 186.

T145. Polygamous marriage.

A164.3.1. Krishna plays cards with his three wives. (Cf. A163.1.). India: Thompson-Balys.

A164.4. Matriarchy among the gods. Irish myth: Cross.

T148. Matriarchy.

A164.5. Polyandry among the gods. Irish myth: Cross.

T146. Polyandry.

A164.6. God as lover of giantess. Icel.: *Boberg.

F531. Giant.

A164.7. Jealous wife of god. India. Thompson-Balys.

A165. Attendants and servants of the gods. Greek: Grote I 10, 67; Icel.: *Boberg (A165.3); Jewish: *Neuman; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 964f.; Hindu: *Penzer I 200, X 158 s. v. "Ganas", "Gandharvas".

A141. God as craftsman. A155. Animals of the gods.

A165.1. Animals as attendants of god.

A165.1.1. Ravens as attendants of god. Grimm Deutsche Mythologie I 122. — Icel.: MacCulloch Eddic 65, Boberg.

B122.2. Birds as reporters of sights and sounds. Sit on Odin's shoulder and report what they see and hear. C92.1. Tabu: killing raven (Odin's bird). E501.4.4. Two ravens follow wild huntsman.

A165.1.2. Eagle as god's bird. Icel.: Boberg.

A165.1.3. Red sea-bird god's pet. Tahiti: Henry 180.

A165.2. Messenger of the gods. *Güntert Weltkönig 280; Gaster Thespis 139. — Greek: Fox 191 (Hermes, Iris), Grote I 43; Irish: Beal XXI 319, 336; India: *Thompson-Balys; Jewish: *Neuman; Huichol: Alexander Lat. Am. 122. — Tahiti: Beckwith Myth 31, Henry 164.

A165.2.0.1. Deity's messenger can assume any guise he wishes. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 906.

D630. Transformation and disenchantment at will.