Bittern from transformed shepherd. (Cf. A1710, A2261.1.)

Motif

Bittern from 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 ciconiiformes. · view the constellation · filed as A1965.2

Cited in the index

general *BP III 286 (Gr. No. 173)
general Dh III 394.

Within the index

Filed under Creation of bittern.

Filed beside it

Bittern from Pilate transformed. (Cf. A1710.)

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

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

Miscellaneous Tales with Imitation of Bird Sounds · ATU 236* 1 recorded variant

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