μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Animal as servant of saint. (Cf. B292.)

Animals. · Animals with human traits. · Religious animals. · view the constellation · filed as B256

Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth Cross
  • Irish Plummer cxliiff.
  • general *Loomis White Magic 63
Within the index

Filed under Religious animals.

13 finer motifs beneath it
Animal deluded by saint Birds nest in saint's hand (cowl) St. Anthony's pigs. Pigs dedicated to saint held sacred Deer makes its horns available as a bookholder to a saint Domesticated wolves Obedience of the feathered creatures to the commands of saint Boar serves saint. (Cf. B183.) Tiger sweeps temple for saint Saint's prayer causes wolf to bring back child Stags plow for saint Fly, wren, fox live with cleric Wolf returns sheep stolen from saint Whale raises back so that voyaging clerics can land to celebrate
Filed beside it
Animals praise or worship Animal churchmen Animals perform offices of church Miracle wrought for animal Animal funeral Miscellaneous religious animals
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Animal as servant to man

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