μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Haunts of insects.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: appearance and habits. · Animal characteristics: dwelling and food. · view the constellation · filed as A2433.5

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Filed under Animal's characteristic haunt.

7 finer motifs beneath it
Why nit lives at edge of hair. (Cf. A2236.6.) Why fly lives amid filth. (Cf. A2239.2.) Haunts of spider. (Cf. A2211.6, large stones, A2261.2, dusty corners.) Why beetles live in manure Why ants are lords of the bush Why butterflies haunt urine-impregnated places Why cockroaches live in houses
Filed beside it
Establishment of animal haunt. (Cf. A2212.2.) Various haunts of animals Haunts of various animals – mammals Haunts of birds Haunts of reptiles, etc

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