μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Mankind from vivified wooden image. (Cf. A1241.3, A1245.2)

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Creation of man. · Man made from vegetable substance. · view the constellation · filed as A1252.1

Filed across the traditions
  • Indonesian Dixon 172ff.
  • India Thompson-Balys
  • general Admiralty Is., Banks Is.: ibid. 106
  • general S. Am. Indian (Bacairi, Amazon): Alexander Lat. Am. 312.
Within the index

Filed under Creation of man from wood.

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Man made from clay image and vivified. (Cf. A1241.2, A1252.1.) Mankind from vivified stone image. (Cf. A1241.3, A1252.1.)

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