μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Short span of life for first men.

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Ordering of human life. · Determination of span of life. · view the constellation · filed as A1325

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Filed across the traditions
  • Chinese Eberhard FFC CXX 116, 411 s.v. "Alter."
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Filed under Determination of span of life.

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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 Why babies die so easily

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