μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Race of animals to see where each shall live. (Cf. A2433.1.1.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics: result of contest. · view the constellation · filed as A2252.1

Cited in the index
  • general *Dh III 145.
Within the index

Filed under Animal characteristics determined by race.

Filed beside it
Race of ox and horse: ox must labor. Horse wins and ox must serve as draft animal. (Cf. A2515.1.) Race of culture hero with ostrich: ostrich loses beautiful feathers. (Cf. A2402.2.) Flounder complains in race: crooked mouth. In race between fish he cries out in jealousy because herring is winning. He is punished with crooked mouth. (Cf. A2341.1.)
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Animal haunt established by contest (race). (Cf. A2250.1, A2252.1.)

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