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Motif-Index of Early Icelandic Literature
Al 172. Determination of night and day.
A1172.3. Night and day have steeds and chase each other. VafJjr 11-14; Grm 37;
Gylt ch. 6 (11); MC 200.
A1200-1699. CREATION AND OR DERING OF HUMAN LIFE
A1200-1299. CREATION OF MAN
A1210. Creation of man by creator. Cf. A141.1.
A1211. Man made from creator’s body. Cf. A642.
A1211.2. Man from sweat of creator. Cf. A1262.
Al 211.3. Man from spittle of creator.
A1211.3.1. Being made from spittle of the gods. Cf. M201.3, Skåldsk ch. 4 (57);
Saussaye 233; Vries 181.
A1215. Man originates from god who comes to earth. Rf> in BuggeE 141.
A1218. Man created by co-operation of the gods. Vsp 17-18; Saussaye 263; MC 327;
Vries 387, 395.
A1220. Creation of man through evolution.
Al 221. Mankind from unusual primeval mating.
A1221.1. Mankind begotten by giant’s two feet. Vaf|)r 33; Gylf ch. 5; Saussaye 342:
Ymir.
A1240. Man made from mineral substance.
Al 245. Man created from s tones.
A1245.4. Mankind from salty stone (ice block) licked by cow (AuQ(h)umla). Gylf ch.
5 (6); Saussaye 342; MC 63, 324; Vries 386.
A1250. Man made from vegetable substance.
A1251. Creation of man from tree. Vsp 17; Gylf ch. 6 (9); Leyen 11; Vries 387, 395;
MC 327.
A1260. Mankind made from miscellaneous materials.
A1262. Man created from sweat. Cf. A1211.2. Gylf ch. 5 (6); Saussaye 342; Vries
386, cf. A831.2 and Vaf^r 33.
A1270. Primeval human pair. Cf. A1045; A1221.1; A1251.
A1400-1499. ACQUISITION OF CULTURE
A1440. Acquisition of crafts. Ys ch. 6.
A1457. Origin of fishing.
A1457.3. Origin of the net for fishing. Gylf ch. 36 (50); MC 146; cf. John Loewenthal
in PBB XLV 251.
A1460. Acquisition of arts.
Al464. Origin of liter ary arts.
A1464.1. Acquisition of poetry. Skåldsk ch. 4-6 (56-58), cf. A154.
Al 500-1599. ORIGIN OF CUSTOMS
A1540. Origin of religious ceremonials.
A1545. Origin of sacrifices. Ys ch. 8; Saxo lib. I c. VIII 12.