μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Creation of swallow.

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 passeriformes. · view the constellation · filed as A1917

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 7references

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. 83, 16 No. 85 (cf. A1751)
  • EstonianAarne FFC XXV 147 No. 50
  • LivonianLoorits FFC LXVI 90 No. 79 (cf. A1710)
  • LithuanianBalys Legends No. 127
  • SpanishBoggs FFC XC 37 No. *243.
  • general Dh III 414ff. (cf. A1710)
  • general ibid. I 164 (cf. A1751). Greek: Grote I 182 (Procne)
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Filed under Creation of passeriformes.

Filed beside it
Creation of larkCreation of thrush (nightingale)Creation of titmouse. (Cf. A1710.)Creation of crow (raven)Creation of jayCreation of magpieCreation of blackbirdCreation of finchCreation of sparrowCreation of myna (bird)
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Man calls wife "my swallow"; she becomes swallow. (Cf. A1917.)

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