Origin of cat's skin. (Cf. A2210.)

Motif

Origin of cat's skin. (Cf. A2210.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Origin of animal characteristics: body covering. · view the constellation · filed as A2311.2

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Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter XLVIII XLVIII. The Corn-Spirit as an Animal
Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter LXVII LXVII. The External Soul in Folk-Custom
Indic The Mahābhārata , Book 12, Section CI
Literary Crystallization Masnavi i Ma'navi: The Spiritual Couplets (abridged) , Book 3, Story 3
Irish Gods and Fighting Men: The Story of the Tuatha de Danaan and of the Fianna of Ireland , Ch. 76 CHAPTER I. TAILC, SON OF TREON

Cited in the index

general Dh I 157, III 7.

Within the index

Filed under Origin of animal's skin.

Filed beside it

Origin of dog's skin. (Cf. A2210, A2229.2.) Origin of wolf's skin. (Cf. A2210.) Origin of hedgehog's skin. (Cf. A2210, A2220.1.) Origin of porcupine's skin. (Cf. A2210.) Origin of cow's and buffalo's hides. (Cf. A2247.1.) Why crocodile has rough skin. (Cf. A2315.2.) Why frog has rough skin Why snakes and lizards change skins. (Cf. A2250.2.)

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Animal characteristics: change in ancient animal. (Cf. A2311.)

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