μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Animals from parts of body of deity or saint.

Mythological motifs. · Creation of animal life. · Creation of animal life – general. · Creation of animals through transformation. · view the constellation · filed as A1725

Within the index

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

2 finer motifs beneath it
Animals from spittle of deity (saint). (Cf. A2181, A2182.) Animals from body dirt of deity (hero)
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 man. (Cf. A2005, A2011.2.) Animals from transformed ogre or giant Animals from transformed parts of the body (animal or human) Primordial animal mutilated to produce present form

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