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How animals got horns.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Origin of animal characteristics: head. · view the constellation · filed as A2326.1

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Filed across the traditions
  • Africa (Fang) Tessman 16f.
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Filed under Origin and nature of animal's horns.

6 finer motifs beneath it
How stag got antlers. From camel How caribou got antlers. Exchanged his teeth for walrus's horns. (Cf. A2247.) How sheep got horns How ox got horns. Exchanged for horse's teeth. (Cf. A2247.) How goats got horns How horned-viper got horns
Filed beside it
Why some animals have no horns Nature of animal's horns

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