Why animal is sacred

Motif

Why animal is sacred.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics – miscellaneous. · Other animal characteristics. · view the constellation · filed as A2541

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Greco-Roman The Library (Bibliotheca) , BOOK II, ch. V
Ancient Egyptian Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri , ANPU AND BATA. ANPU AND BATA.
Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter LII LII. Killing the Divine Animal
Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter LIV LIV. Types of Animal Sacrament
Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter LV LV. The Transference of Evil

Within the index

Filed under Other animal characteristics.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Why bee is sacred Why stork is holy. (Cf. A2221.5.)

Filed beside it

Why animal is cursed Animal given certain privilege Animal granted patent of nobility Why certain animal is king Why game is easy to hunt Why game animals are elusive Why certain animals are swift Why certain animals are sterile How animals received their names Quarrels introduced among animals Why monkeys do not fall from trees Why tiger cannot come down a tree head foremost Why animal has long life Why tiger lacks some qualities of cats: cat, his teacher, omitted to teach him all he knew Why certain animals are plentiful Why particular animals are not found in certain place

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