μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Animal given certain privilege.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics – miscellaneous. · Other animal characteristics. · view the constellation · filed as A2545

Within the index

Filed under Other animal characteristics.

5 finer motifs beneath it
Why flies may eat anywhere. (Cf. A2221.2.1, A2229.4.) Why cat eats first Why dog eats first Dog granted proper food Why wild pigs ravage rice-fields
Filed beside it
Why animal is sacred Why animal is cursed 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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