Son accidentally kills father, who returns to life as cuckoo and tells people when to sow grain — Mythoi

Motif

Son accidentally kills father, who returns to life as cuckoo and tells people when to sow grain.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics from miscellaneous causes. · view the constellation · filed as A2275.6

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India Thompson-Balys.

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Filed under Animal habit a reminiscence of former experience.

Filed beside it

Animal cries a lament for person lost when animal was transformed. (Cf. A2260, A2425.) Animal cries a lament over animal's transformation. (Cf. A2425, A2426.2.5.) Animal cries reminiscent of former life as man. (Cf. A2261.1, A2426.2.3, A2426.2.4.) Animal cries recall ancient adventure. The ancient animal cries out in difficulty. The present animal has the same cry. (Cf. A2426.1.1, A2426.4.1.) Animal's seeking attitude from ancient loss. The ancient animal loses something. Its descendants are forever seeking for the lost object. This explains the characteristic bearing of certain animals. (Cf. A2471.)

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