μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

God teaches people to work.

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Acquisition of culture. · Acquisition of human culture. · view the constellation · filed as A1403

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Lithuanian Balys Index No. 3057, Balys Legends Nos. 110f.
Within the index

Filed under Acquisition of human culture.

Filed beside it
Culture originated by previous race of men The gods build houses, and fashion tools Gods teach people all they know Culture originated by ancestor of tribes
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
People taught by God to work: claim they learned by own efforts

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