μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Devil and God create animals. Wolf created as God's dog. The devil creates goats to destroy things.

Mythological motifs. · Creator. · Marplot at creation. · view the constellation · filed as A63.4

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Cited in the index
  • general BP III 199 (Gr. No. 148)
  • general Dh I 127–205 passim.
Within the index

Filed under Devil as marplot at creation.

1 finer motif beneath it
God and the devil torment each other with their creations. Devil pesters God with gnats. God makes a fire and safeguards himself; God plagues the devil with fleas. Devil is unable to find means of protecting himself
Filed beside it
Devil works during God's sleep at creation Devil plans to drown God at time of creation Devil and God wrestle at time of creation Lucifer causes fall of man Devil in serpent form tempts first woman (Satan and Eve) Rebel god is author of all poisonous things Satan attempts to create another world
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Creator's dog. The creator is accompanied by a dog. (Cf. A63.4.)
Carried in tale types

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