μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

The devil's animals and God's. In the contest between God and the devil, certain animals are made by each.

Mythological motifs. · Creation of animal life. · Creation of animal life – general. · Animals created through opposition of devil to god. · view the constellation · filed as A1751

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“When the devil observed this, he went before the Lord and said, " Thy creatures have destroyed mine." The Lord answered, " Why didst thou create things to do harm?" The Devil said, " I was compelled to do it : inasmuch as my thoughts run on evil, what I create can have no other nature, and thou must pay me heavy damages." " I will pay thee as soon as the oak leaves fall ; come then, thy money will then be ready counted out."”

— Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 148 · served from our shelf uncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

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Filed under Animals created through opposition of devil to god.

1 finer motif beneath it
Mouse created by Lucifer; cat by Michael to destroy mouse. (Cf. A1811, A1853.)
Filed beside it
Devil's unsuccessful creation produces certain animals. (Cf. A1811, A1833.1, A1862, A1893.)Devil produces animals only in God's name. He tries unsuccessfully without using God's nameDualism of animal creationAnimals created while god Mahadeo quarrels with his wife
Travels with
Creation of dogCreation of wolf. (Cf. A1751.)Creation of apeCreation of cowCreation of horseCreation of ass. (Cf. A1751.)Creation of sheepCreation of goatCreation of batGod makes birds, devil reptiles. (Cf. A1751)Creation of larkCreation of thrushOrigin of spider. [Note: In folk thought the spider is classed as an insect and not with the other arachnida.] (Cf. A1751.)Devil's animals devour God's. God makes white fish, devil a pike to eat it up; God a worm, devil a frog to eat it, etc. (Cf. A1751.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Wolf as God's dogCreation of goat
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