The constellation
T542 Birth of human being from an egg. (Cf. F611.1.11.)
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The same sky, in words
filed under
- Miraculous birth · T540 entry
beneath it
keeps company
- Child born in a jug (jar) · T561 entry
- Pregnant man · T578 entry
- Place and conditions of childbirth · T581 entry
- Precocious infant · T585 entry
- Origin of lyre. Hermes makes it from a tortoise · A1461.2 entry
- Origin of shepherd's pipe · A1461.6 entry
- God as thief · A177 entry
- God serves as menial on earth · A181 entry
- Color of raven. (Cf. A2237.1, A2234.1, A2231.1, A2218.1) · A2411.2.1.5 entry
- Magic power of seeing things underground · D1825.4.1 entry
cross-ref
- Strong hero born from egg · F611.1.11 entry
- Woman lays an egg. (Cf. T542.) · T565 entry
Thompson cites
- The Library (Bibliotheca) · BOOK III, ch. X
attested in
- Tales of the North American Indians · Tale 45