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

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Esthonian Aarne FFC XXV 146 No. 45
  • Flemish DeMeyer 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
Within the index

Filed under Creation of other mammals.

Filed beside it
Creation of mole Creation of anteater Creation of armadillo
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
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 each Devil's unsuccessful creation produces certain animals. (Cf. A1811, A1833.1, A1862, A1893.)

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