Origin of mantis

Motif

Origin of mantis.

Mythological motifs. · Creation of animal life. · Creation of insects. · Creation of miscellaneous insects. · view the constellation · filed as A2093

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IndiaThompson-Balys.

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Filed under Creation of miscellaneous insects.

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