City founded on spot where cow lies down — Mythoi

Motif

City founded on spot where cow lies down.

Animals. · Magic animals. · Animals with magic wisdom. · Oracular animals. · view the constellation · filed as B155.2

Filed across the traditions

Greek Frazer Apollodorus I 315 n. 1, II 38 n. 1 → on our shelf: The Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK III, ch. IV
India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Location determined by halting of an animal.

4 finer motifs beneath it

Village founded on spot when cock crows, dog barks, and mithian bellows Location of settlement at place a cow stops and where milk flows by itself Birds indicate the place where a town (castle) is to be built Pursued animal indicates where city is to be built

Filed beside it

Building site determined by halting of animal. Where the animal stops the building is erected Animal determines burial place of saint Neighing of horse indicates important spot

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Origin of Hyades Men created from sown dragon's teeth Transformation: man to kid Transformation to seduce Magic plant Power of prophecy a gift Power of prophecy lost by spitting. When possessor of power on request spits into mouth of man who has taught him, he loses the power Resuscitation by herbs (leaves) Missile thrown among enemies causes them to fight one another Punishment: transformation to deer which is devoured by dogs Boiling to death. Often in pitch or oil Child incubated in man's thigh

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