Abraham As Primordial Monotheist Ancestor
1
Blood Forming A River
1
Generation Of Beings From A Primordial Body
1
Body As Landscape Shaper
1
Body Mark As Memorial Of Primordial Condition
1
Celestial Placement Of A Slain Giant's Eyes
1
Landscape Formed From Transformed Body
1
Vegetation Growing From The Body Of An Ancient Figure
1
Comparative mythology corpus
Primordial Sacrifice and Dismemberment
8 tagged occurrences across 5 traditions.
The cosmos created through the death, sacrifice, or dismemberment of a primordial being whose body becomes the world.
8total occurrences
8child motifs
5traditions present
750 BCE to 1849 CEknown era range
These counts are generated from tagged extraction evidence. Similarity means structural or thematic recurrence unless a source record explicitly supports historical contact.
Child Motifs
| Child Motif | Relationship | Occurrences | Traditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham As Primordial Monotheist Ancestor | heuristic_family_name_match | 1 | 1 |
| Blood Forming A River | symbolic_variant | 1 | 1 |
| Generation Of Beings From A Primordial Body | narrower_than | 1 | 1 |
| Body As Landscape Shaper | child | 1 | 1 |
| Body Mark As Memorial Of Primordial Condition | heuristic_keyword_match | 1 | 1 |
| Celestial Placement Of A Slain Giant's Eyes | narrower_than | 1 | 1 |
| Landscape Formed From Transformed Body | symbolic_variant | 1 | 1 |
| Vegetation Growing From The Body Of An Ancient Figure | symbolic_variant | 1 | 1 |
Tradition Frequency
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Norse
How This Tradition Tells It
3 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Norse, this family appears through Blood Forming A River (1), Generation Of Beings From A Primordial Body (1), Celestial Placement Of A Slain Giant's Eyes (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas. This is a deterministic summary of 3 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas | CHAPTER II: ODIN / CHAPTER III: FRIGGA / CHAPTER IV: THOR / CHAPTER V: TYR; lines 3614-3719 | high | Blood Forming A River | record |
| Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas | CHAPTER IV: THOR / CHAPTER V: TYR / CHAPTER VI: BRAGI / CHAPTER VII: IDUN; lines 4135-4274 | high | Celestial Placement Of A Slain Giant's Eyes | record |
| Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas | CONTENTS / LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS / INTRODUCTION / CHAPTER I: THE BEGINNING; lines 328-454 | high | Generation Of Beings From A Primordial Body | record |
Finnish/Karelian
How This Tradition Tells It
2 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Finnish/Karelian, this family appears through Body As Landscape Shaper (1), Vegetation Growing From The Body Of An Ancient Figure (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland. This is a deterministic summary of 2 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland | PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 8955-9137 | high | Vegetation Growing From The Body Of An Ancient Figure | record |
| Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland | Rune I, Birth of Wainamoinen | high | Body As Landscape Shaper | record |
Greek
How This Tradition Tells It
1 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Greek, this family appears through Body Mark As Memorial Of Primordial Condition (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Symposium. This is a deterministic summary of 1 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symposium | Symposium / SYMPOSIUM / INTRODUCTION. / SYMPOSIUM; lines 1661-1745 | high | Body Mark As Memorial Of Primordial Condition | record |
Islamic
How This Tradition Tells It
1 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Islamic, this family appears through Abraham As Primordial Monotheist Ancestor (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Koran (Al-Qur'an). This is a deterministic summary of 1 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | CHAPTER II. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER III. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 11298-11387 | high | Abraham As Primordial Monotheist Ancestor | record |
Roman
How This Tradition Tells It
1 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Roman, this family appears through Landscape Formed From Transformed Body (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV. This is a deterministic summary of 1 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV | EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 1548-1589 | high | Landscape Formed From Transformed Body | record |
Shared Structure
The convergence is broad rather than concentrated in one child motif: traditions repeatedly tag passages into this family while emphasizing locally different scenes.
Local Emphasis
Islamic leans toward Abraham As Primordial Monotheist Ancestor; Norse leans toward Blood Forming A River; Finnish/Karelian leans toward Body As Landscape Shaper; Greek leans toward Body Mark As Memorial Of Primordial Condition; Roman leans toward Landscape Formed From Transformed Body.
Reading Rule
structuralthematiccontact not inferred
Timeline
Approximate eras from the cultural timeline index.ca. 750-400 BCE
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica
Greek - Archaic Greek poetic and hymnic tradition - 1 tagged occurrences
ca. 750-650 BCE
The Iliad
Greek - Archaic Greek heroic epic tradition - 1 tagged occurrences
ca. 610-632 CE
The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
Islamic - Early Islamic revelation corpus - 1 tagged occurrences
ca. 800-1270 CE
The Poetic Edda
Norse - Old Norse mythological and heroic poetic tradition - 3 tagged occurrences
1835-1849 CE compilation
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland
Finnish/Karelian - Finnish/Karelian oral-poetry epic compilation - 2 tagged occurrences