μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

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

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

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Lithuanian Balys Index No. 3115, Balys Legends Nos. 216–219, 261f.
  • India Thompson-Balys
  • Maori Clark 15
  • Hawaii Beckwith 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 animals Animals 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 calamity Creator sent for water: Meantime animals assume present forms Animals from various transformed objects 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
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
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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