Determination of span of life

Motif

Determination of span of life.

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Ordering of human life. · Determination of span of life. · view the constellation · filed as A1320

Attested across traditions

North American Indigenous Tales of the North American Indians , Tale 11 receipt

Cited in the index

general *Köhler-Bolte I 42. N. Am. Indian: *Thompson Tales 288 n. 60b.

Within the index

5 finer motifs beneath it

Men and animals readjust span of life. At first, thirty years are given to all animals and to man. For the animals it is too long, for man too short. Man is given a portion of animals' lives. Years 1–30 vigorous (man's own); 30–48 burdens and blows (ass's); 48–60 no teeth (dog's); 60–70 foolish (monkey's) Determination of relation between birth-rate and death-rate Long span of life for first man Short span of life for first men Why babies die so easily

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Determination of seasons Theft of the seasons. Certain seasons are lacking. A culture hero steals the season from a monster and brings it to his people

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