μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Creation of cow.

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 A1877

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
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.

  • ChineseEberhard FFC CXX 120 No. 77
  • general Dh I 164 . – India: *Thompson-Balys
  • general Masai: Werner African 149.
Within the index

Filed under Creation of ungulata.

1 finer motif beneath it
First cattle in Ireland
Filed beside it
Creation of hog (pig)Creation of hippopotamusCreation of camelOrigin of deerCreation of moose (elk)Creation of bison (buffalo)Creation of horseCreation of ass. (Cf. A1751.)Creation of sheepCreation of goatCreation of elephantCreation of ungulata – miscellaneous
Travels with
The devil's animals and God's. In the contest between God and the devil, certain animals are made by each

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