μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Various birds from Pharaoh's drowned army. (Cf. A1715.1).

Mythological motifs. · Creation of animal life. · Creation of birds. Note: A1900–A1999 is based on the following classification of birds: A1910–A1929. Passeriformes. A1930–A1939. Falconiformes. A1940–A1949. Charidriiformes. A1950–A1959. Coraciiformes. A1960–A1969. Ciconiiformes. A1970–A1999. Miscellaneous birds. · Creation of birds. · view the constellation · filed as A1901

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

  • FinnishAarne FFC VIII 15 No. 82, Esthonian: Aarne FFC XXV 146 No. 48
  • LappishQvigstad FFC LX 38 No. 45.
Within the index

Filed under Creation of birds.

Filed beside it
God makes birds, devil reptiles. (Cf. A1751)The oldest bird
Travels with
Animals from Pharaoh's drowned army. From the army crossing the Red Sea came the various animals

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