Fish in deluge deride God: are flattened with blow. They mock God for his powerlessness over them. (Cf. A2213, A2305.1, A2354.1.)

Motif

Fish in deluge deride God: are flattened with blow. They mock God for his powerlessness over them. (Cf. A2213, A2305.1, A2354.1.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics as punishment. · view the constellation · filed as A2231.9

Cited in the index

general Dh I 290.

Within the index

Filed under Animal characteristics: punishment for impiety. (Cf. A2221, A2311.8, A2422.2, A2302.2, A2355.1.2, A2542.1.)

Filed beside it

Animal characteristics: punishment for discourteous answer to God (saint). (Cf. A2411.2.6.) Animal characteristics: punishment for hostility at crucifixion. (Cf. A2221.2.) Animal characteristics: punishment for working on holy day Frog fails to honor infant Jesus: loses tail. (Cf. A2221.1, A2378.2.3 Spider vies with Virgin Mary in spinning: cursed Spider steals thread from Christ: has thread in back of body. (Cf. A2356.2.8.) Animal harmful to holy person cursed Toad refuses to weep over its dead children: dries up when dead. Cursed by Virgin Mary. (Cf. A2234.4, A2468.2.) Crab beats deity's forbidden drum: eyes lift out of body. (Cf. A2332.4.2.) Beetle demands return of gold from God: must hum. In his overweening pride he hits fence and ever afterward has hummed. (Cf. A2426.3.1.) Buffaloes fail to come at god's leavetaking: now are killed by tigers Loris refuse to look at sun who comes out when they are dancing: hence never looks at sun

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Animal characteristics from squeezing or stretching ancient animal. (Cf. A2231.9) Origin of fish's flat body. (Cf. A2231.9.) Why flounder is flat-bellied. (Cf. A2231.9.)

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