Creation of flea: to give women work. (Cf. A2051.1.) — Mythoi

Motif

Creation of flea: to give women work. (Cf. A2051.1.)

Mythological motifs. · Creation of animal life. · Creation of insects. · Creation of diptera. · view the constellation · filed as A2032.2

Filed across the traditions

Flemish DeMeyer FFC XXXVII 89 No. 125a
general cf. Livonian: Loorits FFC LXVI 93 No. 103.

Within the index

Filed under Creation of flea.

Filed beside it

Creation of flea: punishment for laziness. (Cf. A1730.) Origin of flea: from squirrel. (Cf. A1710.) Creation of flea: God plagues the devil with fleas

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Louse created to give women work. (Cf. A2032.2.)

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