μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Wolf as God's dog.

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 A1833.3

Filed across the traditions
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Filed under Creation of wolf. (Cf. A1751.)

Filed beside it
Devil makes wolf; God gives him life. (Cf. A1755.) Wolf from man transformed by magician. (Cf. A1710.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
The devil's animals and God's. In the contest between God and the devil, certain animals are made by each Creation of goat

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