μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Creation of cat.

Mythological motifs. · Creation of animal life. · Creation of mammals. Note: A1800–A1899 is based upon the following classification of mammals: A1810–A1819. Felidae. A1820–A1829. Mustelidae. A1830–A1839. Canidae and other carnivora. A1840–A1859. Rodentia. A1860–A1869. Primata. A1870–A1889. Ungulata. A1890–A1899. Other mammals. Since whales are thought of as fish in folk-literature they have been catalogued under that heading rather than under mammals, where they strictly belong. · Creation of carnivora. · Creation of felidae. · view the constellation · filed as A1811

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Scholars’ trail — 5references

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.

  • EsthonianAarne FFC XXV 150 No. 71 (cf. A1715.4)
  • FinnishAarne FFC VIII 11 No. 55, XXXIII 53 No. 55, Dh I 166, 273 (cf. A1751)
  • JewishNeuman
  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
  • general ibid. I 157 (cf. A1755). – Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3120, Legends No. 133, 195, 220f.
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Filed under Creation of felidae.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Cat from transformed eagle. Eagle mistakes stick of wood for fish and gets feet caught. Wind blows off feathers and makes hair. (Cf. A1710.)Creation of cat: sneezed from lion's nostrils. Devil as mouse gnaws hole in bottom of ark. Noah asks lion's help. Lion sneezes and cat comes from lion's nostril and eats mouseCat of divine origin; is really praying when he purrs
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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.)Mouse created by Lucifer; cat by Michael to destroy mouse. (Cf. A1811, A1853.)Devil's unsuccessful creation produces certain animals. (Cf. A1811, A1833.1, A1862, A1893.)
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