μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Creation of ape.

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 primata. · view the constellation · filed as A1862

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Scholars’ trail — 7references

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.

  • JewishNeuman
  • ChineseEberhard FFC CXX 121f. 411 s.v. "Affen entstehen"
  • Africa (Cameroon)Rosenhuber 38.
  • general Dh I 156ff.
  • general ibid. I 164
  • general ibid. II 100 Indonesian: De Vries's list No. 74
  • general Palestine: Schmidt-Kahle Volkserzählungen aus Palestina I No. 59
Within the index

Filed under Creation of primata.

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Creation of monkeyCreation of baboon
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Animals from men transformed for discourtesy to God (Jesus). (Cf. A1831, A1862, A1871.)The devil's animals and God's. In the contest between God and the devil, certain animals are made by eachDevil's unsuccessful creation produces certain animals. (Cf. A1811, A1833.1, A1862, A1893.)
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