Origin of whale. [Note: In folk thought, a fish.]

Motif

Origin of whale. [Note: In folk thought, a fish.]

Mythological motifs. · Creation of animal life. · Creation of fish and other animals. · Creation of fish. · Creation of particular fishes. · view the constellation · filed as A2135

Filed across the traditions

Eskimo (Central) Boas RBAE VI 637
Kaska Teit JAFL XXX 452.

Within the index

Filed under Creation of particular fishes.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Origin of narwhal Creation of leviathan

Filed beside it

Creation of pike Creation of mullet Origin of olachen Creation of mackerel Origin of bonito Origin of salmon Origin of flounder Origin of catfish Creation of eel Creation of prawns Creation of sharks: from a savage tribe

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