μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Creation of hoopoe. Transformed shepherd. (Cf. A1710, A2261.1.)

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 coraciiformes. · view the constellation · filed as A1952

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Scholars’ trail — 3references

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.

  • GreekGrote 182 (Tereus).
  • general *BP III 286 (Gr. No. 173)
  • general Dh III 394
Within the index

Filed under Creation of coraciiformes.

Filed beside it
Creation of the kingfisherCreation of woodpeckerCreation of owl. (Cf. A1710.)
Travels with
Creation of animals through transformation. (Cf. A1811.1, A1833.2, A1861.1, A1861.2, A1863, A1887)Shepherd transformed to bird still calls sheep: explanation of bird cries. Usually told of hoopoe and bittern. (Cf. A1952, A1965.2, A2275.3, A2425, A2426.2.3, A2426.2.4.)
Carried in tale types

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