Swallow's nest. (Cf. A2221.2.4.)

Motif

Swallow's nest. (Cf. A2221.2.4.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: appearance and habits. · Animal characteristics: dwelling and food. · view the constellation · filed as A2431.3.5

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Scholars’ trail — 3references

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.

FinnishAarne FFC VIII 16 No. 87.
general Dh III 5, 200, 415ff.
general Sébillot RTP III 156

Within the index

Filed under Nature of birds' nests.

1 finer motif beneath it

Why swallow does not like green trees for her nest

Filed beside it

Dove's nest. (Cf. A2271.1.)Diver's nest. (Cf. A2238.4.)Ring-dove's nest. Exchanged with gull. (Cf. A2247.)Gull's nest. Exchanged with ringdove. (Cf. A2247.)Crow's nest Sparrow's nest Turkey's nest

Travels with

Swallows lift Christ's crown of thorns from his brow: why their nests are not destroyed. (Cf. A2431.3.5.)

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