Origin and nature of animal's neck — Mythoi

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Origin and nature of animal's neck.

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

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Filed under Origin of animal characteristics: trunk.

7 finer motifs beneath it

Why camel's neck bends upwards Why eagle-owl's head turns on its neck Where Jahrvogel (rhytidoceros) got its necklace. Borrowed form dove. (Cf. A2241.) Origin of animal's long neck Why tortoise's neck is outstretched toward the sky: is looking for his wife, the star Where horse got arched neck: arches neck to kick tiger from rear; remains so Why munia wears his crop on the back of his neck

Filed beside it

Origin and nature of animal's breast Origin and nature of animal's belly Origin and nature of animal's waist Origin and nature of animal's back Origin and nature of animal's buttocks Origin and nature of animal's teats Origin and nature of animal's loins Origin and nature of animal's genitals Animal characteristics: inside of body

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