μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Why millet is red on top.

Mythological motifs. · Origin of plant characteristics. · Origin of various plant characteristics. · Other plant characteristics. · view the constellation · filed as A2793.8

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Filed under Sundry characteristics of grains and vegetables.

Filed beside it
Why bean has black stripe. (Cf. A2741.1.) Why grain of wheat is divided Why some yams are good, some bad. (Cf. A2741.2.) Why potatoes are hard. (Cf. A2721.3.2.) Why grain grows only at top of stalk (punishment for men's sinfulness) Origin of shapes of grain Why rice is so abundant Why buckwheat produces twice a year

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