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A0. Creator. — For a general bibliography of creation myths, see Alexander N. Am. 278 n. 15. For bibliographies of North American Indian mythologies arranged by areas, see Thompson Tales 272 n. 1; **Feilberg Skabelses og Syndflodssagn; Jewish: Neuman. — Mexican Indian: (Tarascan) Alexander Lat. Am. 85, (Zapotecan) ibid. 87; Guarayú: Métraux RMLP XXXIII 147; Polynesia: Dixon 21 n. 47; Hawaiian: Beckwith Myth 42; Mono-Alu: Wheeler 28, 66f., 70; Easter Is.: Métraux BMB CLX 313; Marshall Is.: Davenport Folk Tales 221f.; Tahiti: Henry Ancient Tahiti 335ff.; New Hebrides: Codrington II 365. — Armenian: Ananikian 20; African: Werner African 127ff., **Frobenius and Fox, (Loango): Pechuël-Loesche 267; Hindu: Penzer I 10; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 338; Icel.: Boberg, MacCulloch Eddic 326; Irish myth: Cross.
A11. Invisible creator. — Jewish: Neuman. — Ackawoi: Alexander Lat. Am. 269.
A11.1. Invisibility of creator learned from the impossibility of staring at the sun, his servant. — Jewish: Neuman.
A17. Angel as creator. Jewish: Neuman.
A38.1. Creator's companions: sun and moon. Jewish: Neuman.
A40. Creator's advisers. Jewish: Neuman.
A42. Angels as God's advisers. Dh I 3, 31ff., 55, 187; Jewish: Neuman.
A42.1. Seraphim as creator's advisers. Jewish: Neuman.
A42.1.1. God consults two angels on creation. Jewish: Neuman.
A42.2. God consults mercy on his right and justice on his left. Jewish: Neuman.
A44. Tora as God's adviser. Jewish: Neuman.
A45. Souls of pious as Creator's advisers. Jewish: Neuman.
A50. Conflict of good and evil creators. *Dh I 1—89 passim, 172ff. — Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Persian: Carnoy 261f., 275. — Banks Island: Dixon 106.
A50.1. Creation of angels and devils. Jewish: Neuman.
A52.0.1. Angels created to execute God's will. Jewish: Neuman.
A52.0.2. Degraded gods become angels. Jewish: Neuman.
A52.0.3. Angels existed prior to creation. Jewish: Neuman.
A52.0.4. Angels are transformed souls of the pious. Jewish: Neuman.
A52.0.5. Angels created from three elements. Jewish: Neuman.
A52.0.6. Angels created from words uttered by God. Jewish: Neuman.
A52.1.1. Angel of death created by God. Jewish: Neuman.
A52.1.2. Angel Michael created from fire. Jewish: Neuman.
A52.1.3. Angel Gabriel created from snow. Jewish: Neuman.
A52.1.4. Angel Raphael created from water. Jewish: Neuman.
A52.1.5. Angel of destruction created from hail and fire. Jewish: Neuman.
A52.2. Time of creation of the angels.
A52.2.1. Angels created on first day of creation. Jewish: Neuman.
A52.2.2. Angels created on second day of creation. Jewish: Neuman.
A52.2.3. Angels created on third day of creation. Jewish: Neuman.
A52.2.4. Archangels created on first, angels on third day of creation. Jewish: Neuman.
A52.2.5. Angels created on fifth day with other winged creatures. Jewish: Neuman.
A52.3. Material of which angels are created (fire, water and snow). Jewish: Neuman.
A54. Rebel angels.
A54.1. Angel of sea rebels at world's creation; put to death by God. Jewish: Neuman.
A60. Marplot at creation. An evil opponent attempts to undo or mar the work of the creator. — Jewish: Neuman; Siberian: Holmberg Siberian 315f. — Borneo: Dixon 170; Melanesian: *Codrington JAI X 293; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 45. — So. Am. Indian (Toba, Mataco): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (1) 368f. — India: *Thompson-Balys.
A63.5. Lucifer causes fall of man. Irish Myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman.
A63.5.1. Satan seduces Adam to sin because he is jealous of him. Jewish: Neuman.
A63.6. Devil in serpent form tempts first woman (Satan and Eve). Jewish: Neuman. — India: Thompson-Balys.
A63.8. Satan attempts to create another world. Jewish: Neuman.
A74.1. Creation on condition that Israel accept Tora. Jewish: Neuman.
A74.2. Creator repents of creating certain things. Jewish: Neuman.
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