μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Creation of man through evolution.

6 finer motifs beneath it
Mankind begotten by giant's two feet. He touches one foot with the other and begets progenyMankind from "Peace and Quiet fructified by Light."Mankind from mating of pairs of reedsMankind from mating of tree and vineMankind from mating of frog and "daughter of fire."Mankind from human-animal mating
Filed beside it
Progressive degeneration to present race of menMankind originates from eggsDescent of man from animalsFirst men undeveloped. Rudimentary and amorphous, gradually assume present shapeMan created after series of unsuccessful experimentsDifferent types of men produced from one original type

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