Creation of fly: punishment for laziness. (Cf. A1730.) — Mythoi

Motif

Creation of fly: punishment for laziness. (Cf. A1730.)

Mythological motifs. · Creation of animal life. · Creation of insects. · Creation of diptera. · view the constellation · filed as A2031.1

Cited in the index

general Dh II 111ff.

Within the index

Filed under Creation of fly.

Filed beside it

Flies on the ark. Noah tries to keep them out. Devil says that either the flies go in or he does. Noah chooses the lesser of two evils. Later the devil slips in nevertheless

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Creation of animals as punishment

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