Origin of flounder from Virgin Mary's half-eaten fish. (Cf. A2305.1.2.)

Motif

Origin of flounder from Virgin Mary's half-eaten fish. (Cf. A2305.1.2.)

Mythological motifs. · Creation of animal life. · Creation of fish and other animals. · Creation of fish. · Creation of particular fishes. · view the constellation · filed as A2126.0.1

Filed across the traditions

Livonian Loorits FFC LXVI 91 No. 91
Esthonian Aarne FFC XXV 149 No. 64
Lithuanian Balys Index No. 3180, Legends No. 282.
general *Dh II 1ff. – Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 21 No. 116, XXXIII 55 No. 116

Within the index

Filed under Origin of flounder.

Filed beside it

Origin of sole

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Origin of flounder's flat body. (Cf. A2126.)

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