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Motif

Origin of domestication of animals.

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Acquisition of culture. · Acquisition of crafts. · view the constellation · filed as A1443

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Lithuanian Balys Index No. 3108
  • Greek Aeschylus Prometheus Bound, lines 462–465, Jewish: Neuman
  • India Thompson-Balys
  • Africa Stanley 43, 196, (Bushongo): Torday 242f., (Fang): Tessman 18f.
Within the index

Filed under Acquisition of crafts.

1 finer motif beneath it
First shepherder
Filed beside it
Assignment of crafts and professions: creator opens shop and from it distributes plough, pen, bottle, pair of scales, fishing-net and loom to various groups Origin of distribution of work Patriarchs because of long life made inventions Acquisition of agriculture Origin of milling. (Cf. A1446.5.3.) Acquisition of building crafts Acquisition of tools Origin of metal-working Origin of mining Origin of pottery Origin of charcoal making Origin of cloth-making Origin of shoemaking Origin of cooking Origin of distilling. Learned from devil. (Cf. A1427.2.) Origin of fishing

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