Deity's wife creates mosquitoes to drive her husband out of jungle — Mythoi

Motif

Deity's wife creates mosquitoes to drive her husband out of jungle.

Mythological motifs. · Creation of animal life. · Creation of insects. · Creation of diptera. · view the constellation · filed as A2034.1

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Origin of mosquitoes.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Mosquitoes created by goddess to make sleeping outside impossible to men Deity creates mosquitoes to irritate other gods

Filed beside it

Mosquitoes from bones of slain demon flung into the air. (Cf. A2001.) Mosquitoes from ashes of bad woman. (Cf. A2001.)

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