The constellation
A1335 Origin of death
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The same sky, in words
filed under
- Beginnings of trouble for man · A1330 entry
beneath it
- Origin of death from falsified message · A1335.1 entry
- Origin of death from bad creator's unsuccessful imitation. The bad creator attempts in vain to endow his creations with life like the good creator. Fails and thus introduces death · A1335.2 entry
- Origin of death from unwise choice. Choice between two bundles, one containing tempting articles, the other everlasting life. People choose the large bundle and lose everlasting life · A1335.3 entry
- Origin of death when early people put on new skins. Child fails to recognize mother, who puts old skin back on · A1335.4 entry
- Origin of death: serpent given immortality instead of man. Renews his skin · A1335.5 entry
- Origin of death: punishment for scorning deity · A1335.6 entry
- First son who died before his father after the Flood · A1335.7 entry
- Origin of death because world is overpopulated · A1335.8 entry
- Origin of death because people weary of living · A1335.9 entry
- Men die because a snake comes to prey on mankind while creator rests · A1335.10 entry
- God of world of the dead demands that men die so he will have subjects. (Cf. A487) · A1335.11 entry
- Death origin: God sends a woman to sell poisoned curds to man · A1335.12 entry
- God sends centipede down to introduce death into the world through its poisoned sting · A1335.13 entry
- Death comes into the world by treachery of the gods: stick used by man for scratching his back is changed into cobra · A1335.14 entry
- God punishes man by killing his child: origin of death · A1335.15 entry
keeps company
- Distribution of tribes · A1620 entry
- Birds cling to sky in flood: cause of tail colors. (Cf. A2412.2.) · A2211.7 entry
- Hierarchy of worlds. A series of worlds, one above the other · A651 entry
- World-tree. Tree extending from lowest to highest world. (Cf. A878.) · A652 entry
- World-columns. Four (two, etc.) columns or supports sustain the earth · A841 entry
- Atlas. A man supports the earth on his shoulders · A842 entry
- Magic drink rejuvenates. (Cf. D1040.) · D1338.1 entry
- Magic rejuvenation · D1880 entry
- Magic aging. (Cf. D1857.) · D1890 entry
- Magic fountain. (Cf. D926, D927.) · D925 entry
cross-ref
carried in tale type
- The Origin of Death · ATU 934H
attested in
- Tales of the North American Indians · Tale 8
- Tales of the North American Indians · Tale 9