Assignment of edible animals. Certain animals may be eaten by man

Motif

Assignment of edible animals. Certain animals may be eaten by man.

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Acquisition of culture. · Acquisition of food supply for human race. · view the constellation · filed as A1422

Filed across the traditions

Hebrew Leviticus ch 11
Jewish Neuman
India *Thompson-Balys
Africa (Ekoi) Talbot 78, 149, (Hottentot): Bleek 73 No. 34.

Within the index

Filed under Acquisition of food supply for human race.

5 finer motifs beneath it

Animals sources of food because they were once unfaithful, disobedient wives of a visitor from god-country What animals are to be eaten by man Why men may eat hares Why Birhors eat flesh of monkeys and baboons Why the wild boar is hunted by man for food: once a faithless wife killed by her husband

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

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