Origin of deer

Motif

Origin of deer.

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

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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 .

Within the index

Filed under Creation of ungulata.

2 finer motifs beneath it

First deer in Ireland – introduced by Tuatha Dé Danann Origin of reindeer

Filed beside it

Creation of hog (pig)Creation of hippopotamus Creation of camel 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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