Origin of human wisdom. It is kept hidden by monster and is later stolen. It escapes and spreads through the world. (Cf. A1111, A1421.)

Motif

Origin of human wisdom. It is kept hidden by monster and is later stolen. It escapes and spreads through the world. (Cf. A1111, A1421.)

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Acquisition of culture. · Acquisition of wisdom and learning. · view the constellation · filed as A1481

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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.

Africa (Gold Coast)Barker and Sinclair 33 No. 2.

Within the index

Filed under Acquisition of wisdom and learning.

Filed beside it

Origin of language Origin of reading and writing How people learned about calculating time and the seasons Origin of sciences

Travels with

Impounded water. Water is kept by monster so that mankind cannot use it. A hero defeats the monster and releases the water. (The monster is sometimes a giant frog.)Hoarded game released. Animals are kept imprisoned by malevolent creature. Released by culture hero

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