μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Creation of bat.

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 other mammals. · view the constellation · filed as A1895

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Scholars’ trail — 4references

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.

  • EsthonianAarne FFC XXV 146 No. 45
  • FlemishDeMeyer XXXVII 86 No. 81
  • India*Thompson-Balys.
  • general Dh I 155f. , ibid. III 268 Finnish. Aarne FFC VIII 16 No. 84 , ibid. 15 No. 81
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Filed under Creation of other mammals.

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Creation of moleCreation of anteaterCreation of armadillo
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Creation of animals through transformation. (Cf. A1811.1, A1833.2, A1861.1, A1861.2, A1863, A1887)The devil's animals and God's. In the contest between God and the devil, certain animals are made by eachDevil's unsuccessful creation produces certain animals. (Cf. A1811, A1833.1, A1862, A1893.)

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