Motif
deity beneath and supporting the star-bearing heaven
deity_beneath_and_supporting_the_star_bearing_heaven
A motif of the World Axis and Sacred Center family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
egyptian
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Legends of the Gods: The Egyptian Texts, edited with Translations THE LEGEND OF THE DESTRUCTION OF MANKIND. / CHAPTER I. / THE LEGEND OF THE DESTRUCTION OF MANKIND / CHAPTER II.; lines 2380-2418 confidence: high
The cow receives colored detailing and nine belly stars; Set is by her thighs and watches before her legs; Shu is under her belly, painted green, with arms under the stars and his name among them.
Shu is placed under the cow's belly with his arms under the stars and his name written among them.
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