μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

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.

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Ordering of human life. · Arrangement of man's bodily attributes. · view the constellation · filed as A1315.4

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  • EkoiTalbot 394.
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Filed under Origin of hair and beard.

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Why men become gray-headedOrigin of bald headsOrigin of beardOrigin of pubic hairsOrigin of eyelashes

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