Miscellaneous religious animals — Mythoi

Motif

Miscellaneous religious animals.

Animals. · Animals with human traits. · Religious animals. · view the constellation · filed as B259

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Depth Commentary Themis: A Study of the Social Origins of Greek Religion , CHAPTER XI.
Depth Commentary Psychology of the Unconscious: A Study of the Transformations and Symbolisms of the Libido , Part II — CHAPTER VII
Depth Commentary Psychology of the Unconscious: A Study of the Transformations and Symbolisms of the Libido , Part II — CHAPTER VIII
Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter XLIX XLIX. Ancient Deities of Vegetation as Animals
Indic The Mahābhārata , Book 13, Section CLXVIII

Within the index

Filed under Religious animals.

5 finer motifs beneath it

Ass insists upon payment of tithes. When stolen by thieves, the ass refuses to eat for three days because the thieves' provender has not been tithed Sabbath-keeping cow. Refuses to work on Sabbath Hog will not accept food from excommunicated men Bees build church of wax to contain consecrated host. (Cf. A2012.1.) Bird's wings drip blood when birds hear of Day of Judgment

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Animals praise or worship Animal churchmen Animals perform offices of church Miracle wrought for animal Animal as servant of saint. (Cf. B292.) Animal funeral

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