Night stolen and kept in jar

Motif

Night stolen and kept in jar.

Mythological motifs. · Establishment of natural order. · Origin of night and day. · view the constellation · filed as A1174.3.1

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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S. Am. Indian (Cashinawa)Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 683.

Within the index

Filed under Purchase of night. Originally no night. Culture hero goes to distant land and buys it. He introduces sleep, etc. Cock to crow for day. (Cf. B755, J2272.1.)

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