Origin and nature of animal's smell

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Origin and nature of animal's smell.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: appearance and habits. · Animal characteristics: color and smell. · view the constellation · filed as A2416

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general *Dh III 233f.

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Filed under Animal characteristics: color and smell.

7 finer motifs beneath it

Bad smell of goat. (Cf. A2232.5.)Burnt smell of mink Bad smell of skunk Burnt smell of wolverine Why ram smells bad Why bugs smell bad Why herrings have bad odor

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Origin of color of animal Origin of animal markings. (Cf. A2211.12, A2221.3, A2221.7.)Origin of animal's stripes

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