μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Creation of hare (rabbit).

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 A1856

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Scholars’ trail — 3references

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.

  • IndiaThompson-Balys
  • Eskimo (Central)Boas RBAE VI 639, (Ungava): Turner RBAE XI 263.
  • general Dh I 164
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Filed under Creation of rodentia.

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Creation of mouseCreation of ratCreation of mongooseCreation of porcupine

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