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

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • 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 Ireland Creation of mountain sheep
Filed beside it
Creation of hog (pig) Creation of hippopotamus 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 goat Creation of elephant Creation of ungulata – miscellaneous
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
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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