μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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  • general Dh III 47ff.
Within the index

Filed under Animal characteristics: extremities.

9 finer motifs beneath it
Why animals have tail. (Cf. A2286.2.4.)Why animals lack tailWhy animal has long tailWhy animal has short tailWhy animal has forked tailWhy animal has bushy tailWhy animal has flat tailOrigin of color of animal's tailNature of animal's tail – miscellaneous
Filed beside it
Origin and nature of animal's legsOrigin and nature of animal's feetAnimal characteristics: claws and hoofsAnimal characteristics: wings

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