The constellation
A1640 Origin of tribal subdivisions
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● motif
● tale type
● on the shelf
● attested
The same sky, in words
beneath it
filed near
- Tribe climbs down from sky to earth · A1631.2 entry
- Emergence of tribe from lower world stopped by fat woman or pregnant woman who becomes lodged in the hole of egress · A1631.1 entry
- Emergence of tribe from lower world · A1631 entry
- Wandering of tribes · A1630 entry
- Characteristics of tribal subdivisions · A1641 entry
- Origin of different classes – social and professional · A1650 entry
- The various children of Eve. Eve has so many children that she is ashamed when God pays her a visit. She hides some of them and they fail to receive the blessing that God gives those in sight. Thus arises the differences in classes and peoples · A1650.1 entry
- Custom of differentiating social classes by color of dress introduced · A1650.2 entry