μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Reversal of nature in former age.

Mythological motifs. · Establishment of natural order. · Establishment of natural order. · view the constellation · filed as A1101.2

Within the index

Filed under The four ages of the world. A development of the present order through four stages or periods, the golden, silver, bronze, and iron ages, or the like.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Formerly men plowed and cattle were their masters Formerly men ate grass: cattle ate rice and pulse Formerly men dumb: birds and animals talked Formerly men could go safely beneath the sea
Filed beside it
Golden age. A former age of perfection

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