μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Origin of seal.

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 A1837

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Filed across the traditions
  • Eskimo (Central) Boas RBAE VI 637, 639.
Within the index

Filed under Creation of canidae and other carnivora.

Filed beside it
Creation of dog Creation of fox Creation of wolf. (Cf. A1751.) Creation of coyote and other canidae Creation of bear Origin of walrus

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