The oldest bird

Motif

The oldest bird.

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 A1904

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Depth CommentaryPrimitive Culture: Researches into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Language, Art, and Custom, Chapter XV
Literary CrystallizationThe Prophetic Books of William Blake (Sampson's Oxford Blake), The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

Irish MythCross.

Within the index

Filed under Creation of birds.

Filed beside it

Various birds from Pharaoh's drowned army. (Cf. A1715.1)God makes birds, devil reptiles. (Cf. A1751)

Travels with

Bird with magic wisdom. (Cf. A1904, B130, B211.3.)

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