Valdis Gauss is an Assistant Professor with the Department of English at National Taitung University in Taiwan (ROC). His notable works include The Formosan Great Flood Myths: An Analysis of the Oral Traditions of Ancient Taiwan (Mellen Press, 2022) and The Formosan Shooting the Sun Myths: Oral Histories of the Aboriginals on Taiwan (forthcoming).

• AcknowledgementsAbout the AuthorList of Tables and FiguresPreface1 In the Beginning …1 Framing the Myth-Time2 The Importance of Origin Myths2 The Anthology of Anthropogenic Myths1 The Amis Myths2 The Atayal Myths3 The Bunun Myths4 The Favorlang Myths5 The Hla’alua Myths6 The Kanakanavu Myths7 The Kavalan Myths8 The Paiwan Myths8.1 Paiwan Creation Motifs8.2 Paiwan Genesis Motifs9 The Pazeh Myths9.1 †The Kaxabu Myths10 The Puyuma Myths11 The Rukai Myths12 The Saisiyat Myths13 The Sakizaya Myths14 The Seediq Myths15 The Siraya Myths16 The Truku Myths17 The Tsou Myths18 The Yami/Tao Myths3 Salient Origin Motifs1 Cosmogonic Motifs2 Theogonic Motifs3 Creation Motifs3.1 Singing and Speaking3.2 Transformation3.3 Offspring of the Gods3.4 God-Human Hybrids3.5 Transcendental Conception3.6 The Sons of God3.7 Human-Animal Hybrids3.8 Animal Ancestor3.9 Intermediary Animals as Creation Catalysts3.10 Creation by People4 Genesis Motifs4.1 Stone Genesis4.2 Tree Genesis4.3 Feces Genesis4.4 Chthonic Genesis4.5 Bamboo Genesis4.6 Smoke Genesis4.7 Lily Genesis4 Drift Origin Themes1 Amis Drift2 Bunun Drift3 Kavalan Drift4 Ketagalan Drift4.1 †Liulang Drift5 Makatao Drift6 Paiwan Drift7 Puyuma Drift8 Rukai Drift9 Saisiyat Drift10 Sakizaya Drift11 Siraya Drift12 Trobiawan Drift13 Truku Drift14 Yami/Tao Drift5 Conclusions1 Through the Origin Myth Lens2 Motives for the Creation of Man3 Creation En Masse4 Seeds of Men5 Interdictions6 The Death Curse7 Cosmic Vessels in Formosan Creation Myths7.1 Sounds of the Cosmic Vessels8 Instructions of the Gods9 Final RemarksAppendix A: Formosan Origin Myths CorpusAppendix B: Note on TranslationsAppendix C: Origin MythsReferences CitedIndex

Valdis Gauss is an Assistant Professor with the Department of English at National Taitung University in Taiwan (ROC). His notable works include The Formosan Great Flood Myths: An Analysis of the Oral Traditions of Ancient Taiwan (Mellen Press, 2022) and The Formosan Shooting the Sun Myths: Oral Histories of the Aboriginals on Taiwan (forthcoming).

• AcknowledgementsAbout the AuthorList of Tables and FiguresPreface1 In the Beginning …1 Framing the Myth-Time2 The Importance of Origin Myths2 The Anthology of Anthropogenic Myths1 The Amis Myths2 The Atayal Myths3 The Bunun Myths4 The Favorlang Myths5 The Hla’alua Myths6 The Kanakanavu Myths7 The Kavalan Myths8 The Paiwan Myths8.1 Paiwan Creation Motifs8.2 Paiwan Genesis Motifs9 The Pazeh Myths9.1 †The Kaxabu Myths10 The Puyuma Myths11 The Rukai Myths12 The Saisiyat Myths13 The Sakizaya Myths14 The Seediq Myths15 The Siraya Myths16 The Truku Myths17 The Tsou Myths18 The Yami/Tao Myths3 Salient Origin Motifs1 Cosmogonic Motifs2 Theogonic Motifs3 Creation Motifs3.1 Singing and Speaking3.2 Transformation3.3 Offspring of the Gods3.4 God-Human Hybrids3.5 Transcendental Conception3.6 The Sons of God3.7 Human-Animal Hybrids3.8 Animal Ancestor3.9 Intermediary Animals as Creation Catalysts3.10 Creation by People4 Genesis Motifs4.1 Stone Genesis4.2 Tree Genesis4.3 Feces Genesis4.4 Chthonic Genesis4.5 Bamboo Genesis4.6 Smoke Genesis4.7 Lily Genesis4 Drift Origin Themes1 Amis Drift2 Bunun Drift3 Kavalan Drift4 Ketagalan Drift4.1 †Liulang Drift5 Makatao Drift6 Paiwan Drift7 Puyuma Drift8 Rukai Drift9 Saisiyat Drift10 Sakizaya Drift11 Siraya Drift12 Trobiawan Drift13 Truku Drift14 Yami/Tao Drift5 Conclusions1 Through the Origin Myth Lens2 Motives for the Creation of Man3 Creation En Masse4 Seeds of Men5 Interdictions6 The Death Curse7 Cosmic Vessels in Formosan Creation Myths7.1 Sounds of the Cosmic Vessels8 Instructions of the Gods9 Final RemarksAppendix A: Formosan Origin Myths CorpusAppendix B: Note on TranslationsAppendix C: Origin MythsReferences CitedIndex

Valdis Gauss is an Assistant Professor with the Department of English at National Taitung University in Taiwan (ROC). His notable works include The Formosan Great Flood Myths: An Analysis of the Oral Traditions of Ancient Taiwan (Mellen Press, 2022) and The Formosan Shooting the Sun Myths: Oral Histories of the Aboriginals on Taiwan (forthcoming).

• AcknowledgementsAbout the AuthorList of Tables and FiguresPreface1 In the Beginning …1 Framing the Myth-Time2 The Importance of Origin Myths2 The Anthology of Anthropogenic Myths1 The Amis Myths2 The Atayal Myths3 The Bunun Myths4 The Favorlang Myths5 The Hla’alua Myths6 The Kanakanavu Myths7 The Kavalan Myths8 The Paiwan Myths8.1 Paiwan Creation Motifs8.2 Paiwan Genesis Motifs9 The Pazeh Myths9.1 †The Kaxabu Myths10 The Puyuma Myths11 The Rukai Myths12 The Saisiyat Myths13 The Sakizaya Myths14 The Seediq Myths15 The Siraya Myths16 The Truku Myths17 The Tsou Myths18 The Yami/Tao Myths3 Salient Origin Motifs1 Cosmogonic Motifs2 Theogonic Motifs3 Creation Motifs3.1 Singing and Speaking3.2 Transformation3.3 Offspring of the Gods3.4 God-Human Hybrids3.5 Transcendental Conception3.6 The Sons of God3.7 Human-Animal Hybrids3.8 Animal Ancestor3.9 Intermediary Animals as Creation Catalysts3.10 Creation by People4 Genesis Motifs4.1 Stone Genesis4.2 Tree Genesis4.3 Feces Genesis4.4 Chthonic Genesis4.5 Bamboo Genesis4.6 Smoke Genesis4.7 Lily Genesis4 Drift Origin Themes1 Amis Drift2 Bunun Drift3 Kavalan Drift4 Ketagalan Drift4.1 †Liulang Drift5 Makatao Drift6 Paiwan Drift7 Puyuma Drift8 Rukai Drift9 Saisiyat Drift10 Sakizaya Drift11 Siraya Drift12 Trobiawan Drift13 Truku Drift14 Yami/Tao Drift5 Conclusions1 Through the Origin Myth Lens2 Motives for the Creation of Man3 Creation En Masse4 Seeds of Men5 Interdictions6 The Death Curse7 Cosmic Vessels in Formosan Creation Myths7.1 Sounds of the Cosmic Vessels8 Instructions of the Gods9 Final RemarksAppendix A: Formosan Origin Myths CorpusAppendix B: Note on TranslationsAppendix C: Origin MythsReferences CitedIndex