μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Birth of culture heroes from human bones swallowed by jaguar's human wife.

Mythological motifs. · Demigods and culture heroes. · Origin of the culture hero (demigod). · view the constellation · filed as A511.1.4.3

Filed across the traditions
  • S. Am. Indian (Bacairi) Levi-Strauss BBAE CXLIII (3) 347.
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Filed under Magic origin of culture hero.

Filed beside it
Origin of culture hero from bursting stone Hero formed by god out of mother's apron Culture hero creates a companion from a toenail

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