μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Creation of hippopotamus.

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 ungulata. · view the constellation · filed as A1872

Filed across the traditions
  • Africa (Ekoi) Talbot 386.
Within the index

Filed under Creation of ungulata.

Filed beside it
Creation of hog (pig) Creation of camel Origin of deer Creation of moose (elk) Creation of cow Creation of bison (buffalo) Creation of horse Creation of ass. (Cf. A1751.) Creation of sheep Creation of goat Creation of elephant Creation of ungulata – miscellaneous

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