Origin of whiskey

Motif

Origin of whiskey.

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Acquisition of culture. · Acquisition of food supply for human race. · view the constellation · filed as A1427.2

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Literary CrystallizationMoby-Dick; or, The Whale, 84

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.

LithuanianBalys Legends No. 340ff.

Within the index

Filed under Acquisition of spiritous liquors.

Filed beside it

Liquor discovered when birds get drunk Liquor discovered by rain-god Intoxicating drink first used at the wedding feast of the first couple Creator gives liquor to his servant giant to drink Acquisition of brandy. Devil teaches how to burn brandy. (Cf. A1456.)

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Origin of distilling. Learned from devil. (Cf. A1427.2.)

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