Food of bear. (Cf. A2251.1.)

Motif

Food of bear. (Cf. A2251.1.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: appearance and habits. · Animal characteristics: dwelling and food. · view the constellation · filed as A2435.3.3

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Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter LIII LIII. The Propitiation of Wild Animals By Hunters
North American Indigenous Zuni Folk Tales , Tale 25
Hermetic / Alchemical The Hermetic Museum, Restored and Enlarged , Tract 18: The Three Treatises of Philalethes, I: The Metamorphosis of Metals
Norse The Poetic Edda , REGINSMOL REGINSMOL

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Food of various animals – mammals.

Filed beside it

Food of dog. (Cf. A2247, exchanged with cat.) Food of cat. (Cf. A2247, exchanged with dog.) Food of wolf. Man Food of wolverine Why moose eat willows Food of mouse Why ant-bear eats insects Food of tiger Food of rat Food of reindeer Food of hare Food of squirrel Food of pig Why wildcats come and eat chickens Food of jaguar Food of leopard

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Ant carries load as heavy as himself. Defeats bear, raven (or other bird). Various explanations. (Cf. A2435.3.3, A2486.1.)

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