μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Where Jahrvogel (rhytidoceros) got its necklace. Borrowed form dove. (Cf. A2241.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Origin of animal characteristics: trunk. · view the constellation · filed as A2351.3

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • general Dh III 133.
Within the index

Filed under Origin and nature of animal's neck.

Filed beside it
Why camel's neck bends upwardsWhy eagle-owl's head turns on its neckOrigin of animal's long neckWhy tortoise's neck is outstretched toward the sky: is looking for his wife, the starWhere horse got arched neck: arches neck to kick tiger from rear; remains soWhy munia wears his crop on the back of his neck
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Animal characteristics: borrowing and not returning. Animal borrows a member (or quality) from another and refuses to return it. (Cf. A2242, A2313.3, A2345.1, A2351.3, A2375.2.1, A2421.4, A2435.4.1.)

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