μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Devil makes wolf; God gives him life. (Cf. A1755.)

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 canidae and other carnivora. · view the constellation · filed as A1833.1

Filed across the traditions
  • Esthonian Aarne FFC XXV 145 No. 39. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3086
  • general Legends Nos. 139–146.
Within the index

Filed under Creation of wolf. (Cf. A1751.)

Filed beside it
Wolf from man transformed by magician. (Cf. A1710.) Wolf as God's dog
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Devil's unsuccessful creation produces certain animals. (Cf. A1811, A1833.1, A1862, A1893.)
Carried in tale types

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