μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Creation of sheep.

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 A1884

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

  • S. Am. Indian (Toba)Métraux MAFLS XL 115.
  • general Dh I 154f., 164 . India: Thompson-Balys
Within the index

Filed under Creation of ungulata.

2 finer motifs beneath it
First sheep in IrelandCreation of mountain sheep
Filed beside it
Creation of hog (pig)Creation of hippopotamusCreation of camelOrigin of deerCreation of moose (elk)Creation of cowCreation of bison (buffalo)Creation of horseCreation of ass. (Cf. A1751.)Creation 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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