Origin of bird's feathers

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Origin of bird's feathers.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Origin of animal characteristics: body covering. · view the constellation · filed as A2313

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Vedic (Indian / Sanskrit)The Hymns of the Rigveda, 4.26/27/28
North American IndigenousNavaho Legends, Legend 3
Greco-RomanThe Library (Bibliotheca), APPENDIX, ch. 34
Depth CommentaryThemis: A Study of the Social Origins of Greek Religion, CHAPTER VI.
GermanicGrimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 6060.— THE TWO BROTHERS.

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Filed under Origin of animal characteristics: body covering.

5 finer motifs beneath it

Origin of cuckoo's feathers. (Cf. A2241.6.)Origin of magpie's feathers. Exchanges with dove. (Cf. A2247.)Origin of peacock's feathers. (Cf. A2241, A2245.)Origin of nkundak's feathers. (Cf. A2223.2.)Why young ravens have white feathers

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Origin of animal's skin Origin of animal shell Origin of fish's scales Why certain animals are bare of covering

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