Animals blessed for good services at crucifixion. (Cf. A2231.2.)

Motif

Animals blessed for good services at crucifixion. (Cf. A2231.2.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics as reward. · view the constellation · filed as A2221.2

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Filed under Animal characteristics reward for pious act. (Cf. A2231.)

4 finer motifs beneath it

Flies on Christ's body rewarded. They look like nails and prevent more nails being driven. They may eat at the king's table. (Cf. A2545.1.) Blood from cross on robin redbreast: He helps Jesus; rewarded with red breast. (Cf. A2353.2.) Blood of scourged Christ on certain spiders. (Cf. A2411.3.2.) Swallows lift Christ's crown of thorns from his brow: why their nests are not destroyed. (Cf. A2431.3.5.)

Filed beside it

Animals blessed for honoring infant Jesus. (Cf. A2231.4, A2356.2.7, A2381.1.) Markings on animals as recollections of Christ's life and sufferings. (Cf. A2412.) Ant collects incense and myrrh for Christ: grows thin in middle. (Cf. A2451.1, A2453.1.) Animal blessed for helping holy fugitive. (Cf. A2231.7.1.) Animal blessed for obedience to deity Dove returns to ark in obedience to Noah: receives sheen of raven Squirrel's markings and immunity from falling as reward by deity Why sheep walk with bowed heads: they have remained so after having bowed to God Sheep helpful to the Lord: get wool Deity rewards animal for bringing him water: cause of present characteristics

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Animal characteristics: punishment for hostility at crucifixion. (Cf. A2221.2.)

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