The constellation
T578 Pregnant man
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● motif
● tale type
● on the shelf
● attested
The same sky, in words
beneath it
keeps company
- Place and conditions of childbirth · T581 entry
- Spine test. Attempt to kill hero by throwing him on sharp spine or spike · H1531 entry
- Deceiver in swinging contest killed. Old woman planning to kill hero in swinging game by cutting rope is killed when hero cuts the rope first · K1618 entry
- Miraculous conception · T510 entry
- Conception from eating · T511 entry
- Conception from falling rain · T522 entry
- Conception from casual contact with man · T531 entry
- Miraculous birth · T540 entry
- Birth of human being from an egg. (Cf. F611.1.11.) · T542 entry
- Child born in a jug (jar) · T561 entry
carried in tale type
- Born from Fruit (Fish) · ATU 705A
- Born from Knee · ATU 705B
attested in
- Tales of the North American Indians · Tale 45