μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Building site determined by halting of animal. Where the animal stops the building is erected.

Animals. · Magic animals. · Animals with magic wisdom. · Oracular animals. · view the constellation · filed as B155.1

Filed across the traditions
  • Finnish Holmberg Finno-Ugric 125, 145, Aarne FFC XXXIII 46 No. 82
  • Estonian Aarne FFC XXV 133 No. 82
  • Danish Kristensen Danske Sagn III (1895) 167ff., (1931) 117ff.
  • Irish myth Cross
  • general Fb "kvie" II 338a, "kirke" IV 258a
  • general Sébillot France IV 114, 127
  • general Günter Christliche Legende des Abendlandes 81
  • general Dickson Valentine and Orson 54 n. 66
  • general *Pease Classical Philology XII (1917) 8ff.
  • general Norden on Vergil Aeneid VI, lines 136ff.
  • general Stemplinger Neue Jahrb. XLVII (1920) 41. – Finnish-Swedish: Wessman 70 no. 598
  • general Eng., Wales: Baughman.
Within the index

Filed under Location determined by halting of an animal.

1 finer motif beneath it
Building site determined by other action of animal
Filed beside it
City founded on spot where cow lies down Animal determines burial place of saint Neighing of horse indicates important spot

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