μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Creator sent for water: Meantime animals assume present forms.

Mythological motifs. · Creation of animal life. · Creation of animal life – general. · Creation of animals through transformation. · view the constellation · filed as A1713

Filed across the traditions
  • Calif. Indian Gayton and Newman 59.
Within the index

Filed under Creation of animals through transformation. (Cf. A1811.1, A1833.2, A1861.1, A1861.2, A1863, A1887).

Filed beside it
Animals from transformations after deluge or world calamity Animals from various transformed objects Animals from transformed man. (Cf. A2005, A2011.2.) Animals from transformed ogre or giant Animals from transformed parts of the body (animal or human) Animals from parts of body of deity or saint Primordial animal mutilated to produce present form

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