Why men become gray-headed

Motif

Why men become gray-headed.

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Ordering of human life. · Arrangement of man's bodily attributes. · view the constellation · filed as A1315.1

Cited in the index

general Dh I 314. Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 6 No. 18.

Within the index

Filed under Origin of hair and beard.

Filed beside it

Origin of bald heads Origin of beard Origin of hair around mouth and eyes. Original dispute between Hair and Stomach. Stomach compelled to stay on inside of man. Hair stands on guard at mouth and eyes to see that Stomach does not escape Origin of pubic hairs Origin of eyelashes

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