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.)
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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.)
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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 deityDove returns to ark in obedience to Noah: receives sheen of ravenSquirrel's markings and immunity from falling as reward by deityWhy sheep walk with bowed heads: they have remained so after having bowed to GodSheep helpful to the Lord: get woolDeity rewards animal for bringing him water: cause of present characteristics