μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

New race from single pair (or several) after world calamity. (Cf. A1038, A1045.)

Mythological motifs. · World calamities and renewals. · World catastrophe. · view the constellation · filed as A1006.1

Filed across the traditions
  • Jewish Neuman
  • India Thompson-Balys. – Marquesas: Handy 110
  • Hawaii ibid. 315
  • Calif. Indian Gayton and Newman 91
  • S. Am. Indian (Yuracare) Métraux RMLP XXXIII 144, (Chiriguano): ibid. 157, 163, 170f., (Guaporé River): Lévi-Strauss BBAE CXLIII (3) 379
  • general *Olrik Ragnarök 479 s.v. "Erneuerung". – Greek: *Grote I 93
  • general Ellice Is.: Beckwith Myth 270
  • general African (Lamomi): Bouveignes 29.
Within the index

Filed under Renewal of world after world calamity.

Filed beside it
New race from incest after world calamity New race made of red earth after world calamity New race from union of girl and rat Ireland repopulated by persons who escape flood Ireland, waste for centuries after flood, is repopulated by immigrants Whole tribe descended from lone woman-survivor of doomed city One bear-child escapes death, is ancestor of all bears After world-fire life recreated from tree
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Men hide from world-fire and renew race. (Cf. A1006.1., A1045.) One pair escapes continuous winter and renews race. (Cf. A1006.1, A1038.)

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