μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

  • Irish mythCross
  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Primeval human pair.

10 finer motifs beneath it
Creation of first woman from man's ribFirst man split in two to form mate. (Cf. A1225.1.)Of ten original men one magically changes sexCreator makes woman and then begets man by herMan creates a woman from melted butter, sour milk, sour cream and curds offered on the watersFirst woman's mate made from transformed treeFirst man created from nothing wanders until he finds mateWhy Eve was not made at first along with AdamFirst man descends on earth, falls in love with and marries a fairyFirst created man catches woman in his snare
Filed beside it
Primeval human pair live in innocenceOrigin of first parentsTwin first parentsMan chosen as best gift by primeval women. In beginning only women on earth. Deity kills one by accident and promises anything as reparation. They choose manOffspring of first parentsPrimeval human pair – miscellaneousFirst man (woman)Condition of first man (woman)The mother of menActivities of first man

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