Animals from different parts of body of slain giant. Giant person, cow, ox, etc

Motif

Animals from different parts of body of slain giant. Giant person, cow, ox, etc.

Mythological motifs. · Creation of animal life. · Creation of animal life – general. · Creation of animals through transformation. · view the constellation · filed as A1716.1

Filed across the traditions

Persian Carnoy 288. – Borneo, Philippines: Dixon 177.

Within the index

Filed under Animals from transformed ogre or giant.

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Insects from body of slain monster. Usually the monster is burnt; sometimes the insects come from his head, sometimes from his body as it burns. (Cf. A1716.1.) Origin of insects: God throws sand on lazy shepherds. (Cf. A1716.1)

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