Bird as guardian of primordial fire

Motif

Bird as guardian of primordial fire.

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Acquisition of culture. · Acquisition of livable environment. · view the constellation · filed as A1414.6

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

general S. Am. Indian (Apapocuvú-Guaraní): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 171.

Within the index

Filed under Origin of fire.

Filed beside it

Origin of fire – rubbing sticks Origin of fire – found in person's own body Origin of fire – children strike rocks together, accidentally produce fire Origin of fire – gift from god (supernatural person)Origin of flint and tinder Repository of fire

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