μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Enmity between animals from original quarrel. (Cf. A2494.1.1, A2494.1.3, A2494.2.3.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics from miscellaneous causes. · view the constellation · filed as A2281

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Scholars’ trail — 8references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • EsthonianAarne FFC XXV 143 No. 31
  • LivonianLoorits FFC LXVI 88 No. 62
  • FlemishDeMeyer FFC XXXVII 86 No. 56
  • JewishNeuman
  • JapaneseIkeda
  • KoreanZong in-Sob 36 No. 20
  • BengaNassau 99 No. 6.
  • general Dh III 331. – Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 11 Nos 56, 57
Within the index

Filed under Animal characteristics from miscellaneous causes.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Cat loses dog's certificate: enmity between cats and dogs. Dog is given a certificate of nobility. Through cat's carelessness it is lost. (Cf. A2275.5, A2494.1.2.)Squirrel steals dog's needle: enmity between them. (Cf. A2494.4.1.)Why cat and dog fight: dog ate up cat's part in master's reward
Filed beside it
Animal characteristics learned from another animalAnimal characteristics: imitation of other animal or objectAnimal habit a reminiscence of former experiencePresent habitat of animals result of ancient quarrel. (Cf. A2433.3.3, A2433.3.4, A2433.3.21, A2433.6.1.)Two animals learn songs together – one successfully, the other unsuccessfully. (Cf. A2425.)Origin of animal characteristics: animal persuaded into self-injuryAnimal characteristics established by deityJesus causes animal characteristics. (Cf. A2221, A2231.)Animal characteristics obtained during delugeAnimal characteristics: change for convenienceWild animals lose their ferocity through fear of Behemoth
Travels with
Enmity between cat and mouse. (Cf. A2281.)Enmity between cat and hare. (Cf. A2281.)Enmity between leopard and goat. (Cf. A2281.)

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