Man created after series of unsuccessful experiments

Motif

Man created after series of unsuccessful experiments.

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Creation of man. · Creation of man through evolution. · view the constellation · filed as A1226

Filed across the traditions

Greek *Grote I 62
Quiché Alexander Lat. Am. 163ff.
general Cakchiquel: ibid. 180
general Banks Is.: Beckwith Myth 61.

Within the index

Filed under Creation of man through evolution.

1 finer motif beneath it

Creator makes man out of butter first; it would not stand up and melted

Filed beside it

Progressive degeneration to present race of men Mankind from unusual primeval mating Mankind originates from eggs Descent of man from animals First men undeveloped. Rudimentary and amorphous, gradually assume present shape Different types of men produced from one original type

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