Creation of elephant

Motif

Creation of elephant.

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 A1887

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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.

BengaNassau No. 3
Ila (Rhodesia)Smith and Dale 363 No. 15
IndiaThompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Creation of ungulata.

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 sheep Creation of goat Creation of ungulata – miscellaneous

Travels with

Creation of animals through transformation. (Cf. A1811.1, A1833.2, A1861.1, A1861.2, A1863, A1887)

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