μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Creation of goat.

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 A1885

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“When the devil observed this, he went before the Lord and said, " Thy creatures have destroyed mine." The Lord answered, " Why didst thou create things to do harm?" The Devil said, " I was compelled to do it : inasmuch as my thoughts run on evil, what I create can have no other nature, and thou must pay me heavy damages." " I will pay thee as soon as the oak leaves fall ; come then, thy money will then be ready counted out."”

Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 148 · served from our shelf uncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

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Filed under Creation of ungulata.

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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 sheepCreation of elephantCreation of ungulata – miscellaneous
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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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The devil's animals and God's. In the contest between God and the devil, certain animals are made by eachWolf as God's dog

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