μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Creation of mouse.

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 rodentia. · view the constellation · filed as A1853

Filed across the traditions
  • Esthonian Aarne FFC XXV 150 No. 71
  • Lithuanian Balys Index No. 3120. Legends No. 220f.
Within the index

Filed under Creation of rodentia.

1 finer motif beneath it
Creation of mouse by devil in ark. (Cf. A1811.2.)
Filed beside it
Creation of rat Creation of hare (rabbit) Creation of mongoose Creation of porcupine
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
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.)

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