Creation of snake (serpent)

Motif

Creation of snake (serpent).

Mythological motifs. · Creation of animal life. · Creation of fish and other animals. · Creation of reptiles. · view the constellation · filed as A2145

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Scholars’ trail — 9references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

FinnishAarne FFC VIII 19 No. 106
LappishQvigstad FFC LX 38 No. 54
EstonianAarne FFC XXV 149 No. 62
JewishNeuman
India*Thompson-Balys
BuinWheeler Mono-Alu 28
ChineseEberhard FFC CXX 96
Africa (Congo)Weeks 213.
general S. Am. Indian (Tembé): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 140

Within the index

Filed under Creation of reptiles.

6 finer motifs beneath it

Origin of horned serpent Snake from blood of slain monster. Medusa. (Cf. A1724, A2001.)Snake preserved in ark: to stop hole with tail Snake created to suck poison from earth Snake from devil's slaver Adder harmful to holy person transformed to blindworm. (Cf. A1710, A1730, A2231.7.)

Filed beside it

Creation of crocodile Creation of tortoise (turtle)Creation of lizard

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