The constellation
A1337 Origin of disease
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● motif
● tale type
● on the shelf
● attested
The same sky, in words
filed under
- Beginnings of trouble for man · A1330 entry
beneath it
- Disease caused by the gods · A1337.0.1 entry
- Disease caused by ghosts · A1337.0.2 entry
- Disease caused by witchcraft · A1337.0.3 entry
- Disease caused by menstrual blood. (Cf. D1003.) · A1337.0.4 entry
- Disease as punishment · A1337.0.5 entry
- Disease to prevent man enjoying himself too much · A1337.0.6 entry
- Origin of sickness and misfortune: monstrous births from brother-sister incestuous union · A1337.0.7 entry
- Origin of ulcers · A1337.1 entry
- Origin of cholera · A1337.2 entry
- Origin of epilepsy · A1337.3 entry
- Origin of fever · A1337.4 entry
- Origin of itch · A1337.5 entry
- Origin of leprosy · A1337.6 entry
- Origin of smallpox · A1337.7 entry
- Origin of illness from fire and cold · A1337.8 entry
Thompson cites
- The Kalevala · Rune XLV