μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Culture hero incarnated through birth from virgin.

Mythological motifs. · Demigods and culture heroes. · Origin of the culture hero (demigod). · view the constellation · filed as A511.1.3

Filed across the traditions
  • Siberian Holmberg Siberian 387.
Within the index

Filed under Birth of culture hero.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Demigod son of king's unmarried sister (daughter) by god Demigod son of king's unmarried sister by her brother Immaculate conception of culture hero
Filed beside it
Culture hero snatched from mother's side Culture hero speaks before birth 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

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