μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Seven whistlers are the souls of the Jews who crucified Christ. (Cf. F456.1.1.1.)

Mythological motifs. · Creation of animal life. · Creation of animal life – general. · Creation of animals through transformation. · view the constellation · filed as A1715.3

Cited in the index
  • general England, U.S.: *Baughman.
Within the index

Filed under Animals from transformed man. (Cf. A2005, A2011.2.)

Filed beside it
Animals from Pharaoh's drowned army. From the army crossing the Red Sea came the various animals Animals from men transformed for discourtesy to God (Jesus). (Cf. A1831, A1862, A1871.) Animals from transformed men according to favorite food. One man asks for flesh, one for blood, etc. They are changed to mice, cats, and bugs. (Cf. A1811, A1853.) Animals from transformed survivors of shipwreck
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Knockers as ghosts of Jews who crucified Christ and who were forced to work Cornish tin mines as punishment

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