Originally the sky was close to the earth, then it has risen up
One or several (animal)-persons push sky up to its present height
The sun and/or the moon are inanimate objects thrown up to the sky or fixed in the sky
Originally the sky was close to the earth, then it has risen up
One or several (animal)-persons push sky up to its present height
From the primeval egg, eggs, or egg-like ball emerge the earth, the sky, sky bodies, different animals (all or part of the items of this list)
Stars (rare: suns and moons) are sparks or burning coals
Every one of the seven main stars of the Ursa mayor is a an adult man
Parts of the body of the primeval person or creature are transformed into different elements of the landscape and parts of the universe
In the beginning of time or after the natural disaster brother and sister, mother and son, or father and daughters are the only human beings. They marry and the present day people are their descendents
Being alone and having no other marriage partners, brother and sister agree to marry each other if a highly improbable event or a series of events will take place. Among the events that take place (alternatively or one after the other) are 1) the siblings let two grinding stones roll from two mountains, the brother's stone falls on the sister's one; 2) brother and sister throw two swords from two mountains, both swords get into one sheath; 3) they throw some objects up, the objects get together; 4) they kindle two fires, columns of smoke get together; 5) they put to grow two stems of bamboo, tops of the stems get together
When part of the sky was broken, the hole was filled up with stones or pieces of ice
The Sun is female, the Moon is male or (more rare) also female
Modest Sun-woman dazzles (usually pricks with needles, i.e. the sun rays) eyes of those who look at her
Both the Sun and the Moon are considered to be females (incl. cases when the gender is not directly specified but both emerge from parts of the body of a female person)
The cock lures out the Sun from its hiding place or people beliefe that the Sun will not rise if the cock would not cry
Inhabitans of the Middle World are (partly) destroyed (or will be destoyed) once by fire or draught, another time by a flood or the world is destroyed with a flood of fire or boiling water
The world was or will be (almost) burned when several suns had (will) appear(ed) simultaneously; or the only sun was too hot (or bright)
Extra suns who almost burned or could burn the world are children of the present one
The Sun (the day light) that was absent, stolen or hidden appears (again)
It becomes known that if the Sun or the Sky marry, great calamity is inevitable. The marriage plans are given up
Woman gives birth to a gourd, a bag (with eggs), a piece of meat. The flesh is cut into pieces which turn into people or many people come out of the gourd or bag
Person who got into the place of a deity responsible for atmospheric phenomena breaks certain taboo or instructions producing excessive thunderstorm, rain, snowfall or wind
Person is sent by god to bring instructions or certain objects but distorts, forgets or replaces them. This has fatal consequences for humans or for a certain species of animals. (Lithuanian case can be a mistification)
God sends his messenger to tell people that they should eat only rarely (once in three days or the like). The messenger tells them that they should eat often (three times a day)
When the bull (ox, cow) is sent to deliver important message, he distorts them intentionally or by chance
Snow was edible or something edible was falling from the sky instead of the snow
The sky (or the earth) is offended by people’s behavior in respect to it and reacts accordingly (e.g. rises higher than it was before)
Two or three children get to the house of a demon or the latter comes to their house. They do not know that the person is a cannibal or are not sure about it. The demon eats up one of the children. Another child (children) escapes, the demon pursues him or them and perishes. Usually the demon is a female, and if he is male, his victims do not arouse in him sexual interest
Other suns or moons besides present ones had been in the sky and were later annihilated
A living creature or a lump of alive flesh is cut into pieces which are diepersed around. After some time every piece turns into human being
The Sun plans to have children. One of the animals sais that if the Sun (marries and) has children, the earth will burn. The Sun has to abandon his plans.
Milky Way is a sky seam, a concealed fissure or crack between two half of the sky vault
Thunder falls to earth, cannot return to the sky. Usually a human person helps him to do it
First one, then another man meets a powerful person or persons. The first man is worthy and rewarded with treasure, prestige or the like. The second man (or two men) follows him, behaves in a wrong way and is punished
A man cures injured bird, it brings him a seed from which something valuable grows. Another man intentionally injures and then cures a bird, kit brings him a seed from which something harmful grows
Man finds treasure in a pumpkin (water melon) that was (or which seeds were) presented to him
Another animal tries to catch the hare but only tears (cuts) off its tail. Since then it is short
Every main star of the Big Dipper is interpreted as a particular person or animal
Thunder looks like a quadruped mammal (pig, buffalo, camel, anteater, tapir, dog, cat, leopard, monkey, etc.)
Lightning emerges from eyes or mouth of the being who is thought to produce thunderstorms
Milky Way is associated with a snow, hoarfrost, cold
In a certain time in the past three or more suns were on the sky simultaneously
Person who incarnates or owns the sun hides himself or herself or is hidden. To return or to get heath and light, his or her interest is attracted or diverted by way of singing, dancing, playing music, provocative behavior, offering of unusual gifts, sex or alcohol
Person or creature is transformed. Separate parts of its (his, her) body give origin to different objects or creatures (only etiological narratives are considered)
A man consciously marries a woman related to the non-human world
During the flood or in the beginning of times persons (usually brother abd sister) are floating in a big bottle gourd
In the beginning of time or after the natural disaster brother and sister are the only human beings. They marry and the present day people are their descendents