μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Animal blessed for helping holy fugitive. (Cf. A2231.7.1.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics as reward. · view the constellation · filed as A2221.5

Filed across the traditions
  • Livonian Loorits FFC LXVI 93 No. 100.
  • general Dh II 53ff. – Irish: Beal XXI 306
Within the index

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

1 finer motif beneath it
Ox helps patriarch who in joy kisses him on the lips: hence no hair on ox's lips
Filed beside it
Animals blessed for honoring infant Jesus. (Cf. A2231.4, A2356.2.7, A2381.1.) Animals blessed for good services at crucifixion. (Cf. A2231.2.) 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 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 cursed for betraying holy fugitive. (Cf. A2221.5.) Why stork is holy. (Cf. A2221.5.) Spider-web over hole saves fugitive. (Cf. A2221.5.)
Carried in tale types

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