Origin of reindeer

Motif

Origin of reindeer.

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 A1875.1

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Filed across the traditions

Eskimo (Central) Boas RBAE VI 215 588, (Bering Strait): Nelson RBAE XVIII 454
general Kodiak: Jochelson JE VI 224
general N. Am. Indian (Kathlamet): Boas RBAE XXVI 109.

Within the index

Filed under Origin of deer.

Filed beside it

First deer in Ireland – introduced by Tuatha Dé Danann

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