Creation of first woman from man's rib — Mythoi

Motif

Creation of first woman from man's rib.

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Creation of man. · Primeval human pair. · view the constellation · filed as A1275.1

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys
Jewish Neuman. Spanish Exempla: Keller
Lithuanian Balys Legends Nos. 34, 36ff., 52, 65
Siberian Holmberg Siberian 379
Hawaiian Dixon 24
general *Dh I 115ff.
general *Frazer Old Testament I 9f.
general cf. Central Caroline Is.: ibid. 251, Beckwith Myth 43, 46.

Within the index

Filed under Creation of first man's (woman's) mate.

1 finer motif beneath it

Deity creates princess from prince's body and gives her to him

Filed beside it

First man split in two to form mate. (Cf. A1225.1.) Of ten original men one magically changes sex Creator makes woman and then begets man by her Man creates a woman from melted butter, sour milk, sour cream and curds offered on the waters First woman's mate made from transformed tree First man created from nothing wanders until he finds mate Why Eve was not made at first along with Adam First man descends on earth, falls in love with and marries a fairy First created man catches woman in his snare

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