μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • LithuanianBalys Legends No. 33. Persian: Carnoy 293.
  • general Dh I 113
Within the index

Filed under Man made from creator's body.

Filed beside it
Man springs into existence from deity's body by his mere thinkingMan from dirt mixed with creator's bloodMan from spittle of creatorMan made from creator's eyeMan made from dirt rubbed from creator's (hero's) body. (Cf. A833)Primeval human pair spring from two drops of urine of creator (woman from half-drop)First man the result of maid having licked semen-stained loin cloth of creator's teacherPrimeval crab pulls first five living creatures out of his side

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