μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

First man split in two to form mate. (Cf. A1225.1.)

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Creation of man. · Primeval human pair. · view the constellation · filed as A1275.2

Scholars’ trail — 2 references (open)

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.

  • Jewish Neuman
  • Hindu Carnoy 316.
Within the index

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

Filed beside it
Creation of first woman from man's rib 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
Travels with
First couple organically united. Like Siamese twins. (Cf. A1275.2.)

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