Culture hero speaks before birth

Motif

Culture hero speaks before birth.

Mythological motifs. · Demigods and culture heroes. · Origin of the culture hero (demigod). · view the constellation · filed as A511.1.2

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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general Krappe Zeitschrift für deutsches Altertum LXXII (1935) 161–171. – African: Werner African 213.

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Filed under Birth of culture hero.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Twin culture heroes quarrel before birth. (Cf. A515.1.1.)Culture hero in mother's womb indicates direction to be taken by her

Filed beside it

Culture hero snatched from mother's side Culture hero incarnated through birth from virgin Magic origin of culture hero Culture hero son of mortal (half-mortal) father Culture hero posthumous child Culture hero born three times Culture hero son of animal Culture hero born from egg

Travels with

Child speaks before birth. (Cf. A511.1.2.)

wander