μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

"Blindness" in animals. Animals really or supposedly blind.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Origin of animal characteristics: face. · view the constellation · filed as A2332.6

Cited in the index
  • general Dh III 19ff.
Within the index

Filed under Origin and nature of animals' eyes.

9 finer motifs beneath it
Why blindworm has no eyes. (Cf. A2241.5.) Why giant lizard is blind. Chose poison instead of eyes Why grasshopper is born blind. (Cf. A2233.4.) Why worm is blind. (Cf. A2284.3.) Why mole is blind Why owl is blind by day. (Cf. A2233.3.) Why elephant sees half-blindly Why leech is blind Why bee is blind
Filed beside it
Origin of animals' eyes Number of animal's eyes Size of animals' eyes Shape and position of animal's eyes Color of animal's eyes

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