Devil gives horse four eyes; God reduces them to two

Motif

Devil gives horse four eyes; God reduces them to two.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics from miscellaneous causes. · view the constellation · filed as A2286.2.2

Filed across the traditions

Esthonian Aarne FFC XXV 144 No. 33.

Within the index

Filed under Animal characteristics result of contest between God and devil.

Filed beside it

Devil's animals devour God's. God makes white fish, devil a pike to eat it up; God a worm, devil a frog to eat it, etc. (Cf. A1751.) Devil's cows one-horned; God makes them two-horned. (Cf. A2326.3.1.) God changes color (tails) of devil's cows. Devil makes all animals of same color (or all tailless). When God makes them of different colors (or with tails) devil no longer recognizes them. (Cf. A2378.1.)

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Why horse has only two eyes. (Cf. A2286.2.2.)

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