μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 7references

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.

  • LithuanianBalys Index No. 3115, Balys Legends Nos. 216–219, 261f.
  • IndiaThompson-Balys
  • MaoriClark 15
  • HawaiiBeckwith Myth 422
  • general Raratonga (Cook Island): ibid. 101
  • general Tuomatu: Stimson MS (z-G 3/1100)
  • general S. Am. Indian (Tiatinagua): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 449, (Munderucú): Horton ibid. 281, (Cashinawa): Métraux ibid. 685, (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 31, 79, (Mataco): Métraux ibid. 64.
Within the index

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

5 finer motifs beneath it
Animals from Pharaoh's drowned army. From the army crossing the Red Sea came the various animalsAnimals from men transformed for discourtesy to God (Jesus). (Cf. A1831, A1862, A1871.)Seven whistlers are the souls of the Jews who crucified Christ. (Cf. F456.1.1.1.)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
Filed beside it
Animals from transformations after deluge or world calamityCreator sent for water: Meantime animals assume present formsAnimals from various transformed objectsAnimals from transformed ogre or giantAnimals from transformed parts of the body (animal or human)Animals from parts of body of deity or saintPrimordial animal mutilated to produce present form
Travels with
Creation of stork. (Cf. A1715.)Origin of insects: God throws sand on lazy shepherds. (Cf. A1716.1)Creation of ant: avaricious man transformed. (Cf. A1715, A1730.)Tabu: killing stork. Bird was once maiden. (Cf. A1715, A1966.)

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