μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Hoarded game released. Animals are kept imprisoned by malevolent creature. Released by culture hero.

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Acquisition of culture. · Acquisition of food supply for human race. · view the constellation · filed as A1421

Attested across traditions
Filed across the traditions
  • Hindu Keith 33f.
  • India Thompson-Balys
  • Tonga Gifford 91
  • Hawaii Beckwith Myth 434f.
  • Eskimo (Bering Strait) Nelson RBAE XVIII 515, (Greenland): Rink 442, Holm 75, (Cape York): Rasmussen III 51.
  • general Kodiak: Jochelson JE VI 143, 164, 187, 367
  • general S. Am. Indian (Yunca, Peru): Alexander Lat. Am. 229 (fish)
Within the index

Filed under Acquisition of food supply for human race.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Hoarded rice made available once more to men by culture hero Man given dominion over beasts
Filed beside it
Origin of food from body of slain food-goddess. (Cf. A2611.1) Gods teach how to seek and prepare food Creator of food items Food originally obtained without effort After Fall first parents fed and clothed from one palm-tree At beginning people start to eat the earth Assignment of edible animals. Certain animals may be eaten by man Acquisition of vegetables and cereals Origin of seed Acquisition of food supply – miscellaneous Acquisition of spiritous liquors Acquisition of wine Acquisition of food supply – miscellaneous
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Origin of human wisdom. It is kept hidden by monster and is later stolen. It escapes and spreads through the world. (Cf. A1111, A1421.)

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