Animals of the gods. (Cf. A136.)

Motif

Animals of the gods. (Cf. A136.)

Mythological motifs. · Gods. · The gods in general. · Daily life of the gods. · view the constellation · filed as A155

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

ReferenceThe Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged), Chapter LIVLIV. Types of Animal Sacrament
ReferenceThe Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged), Chapter XXVIIIXXVIII. The Killing of the Tree-Spirit
Depth CommentaryThemis: A Study of the Social Origins of Greek Religion, CHAPTER V.
ReferenceThe Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged), Chapter LIILII. Killing the Divine Animal
ReferenceThe Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged), Chapter XLIIIXLIII. Dionysus

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.

Icel.MacCulloch Eddic 109, 216.

Within the index

Filed under Daily life of the gods.

7 finer motifs beneath it

Cattle of the sun Horses of the gods. (Cf. A171.1.)Birds of the gods. (Cf. A165.1.1.)Gods keep mosquitoes as pets God's elephant Goddess sleeps on bed of snakes God has his dairies and buffaloes

Filed beside it

Home of the gods. Elysium, Avalon, earthly paradise God's throne Food of the gods. Ambrosia Drink of the gods Precious properties of the gods Weapons of the gods Clothing of gods Daily life of the gods – miscellaneous

Travels with

Gods with unusual transportation

wander