μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Animals serve as bridge across stream.

Animals. · Friendly animals. · Services of helpful animals. · Animals carry men. · view the constellation · filed as B555

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“The practical effect of this worship is seen in the following examples taken from the Chinese list of one hundred and twenty-nine lucky and unlucky stars, which, with the sixty cycle-stars and the twenty-eight constellations, besides a vast multitude of others, make up the celestial galaxy worshipped by China's millions: the Orphan Star enables a woman to become a man; the Star of Pleasure decides on betrothals, binding the feet of…”

Myths & Legends of China, Chapter V · served from our shelf

On our shelf — the index’s citations, resolved to served chapters
Scholars’ trail — 6references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • JewishNeuman (snake)
  • PersianCarnoy 289 (ox)
  • BurmeseScott Indo-Chinese 274 (snake)
  • ChineseWerner 190 (magpie) → on our shelf: Myths & Legends of China, Chapter V
  • KoreanZong in-Sob 6 No. 2. (fish and tortoise). India: Thompson-Balys
  • general S. Am. Indian (Ceuici): Alexander Lat. Am 304 (herons).
Within the index

Filed under Animals carry men.

Filed beside it
Animal carries man across waterMan carried by birdSea-beast allows voyager to land upon his backUnusual animal as riding-horseUnusual draft-animalAnimals carry men – miscellaneous
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Stars as deitiesOrigin of constellationsOrigin of particular starsBird of dawn. Golden plumage; three feetBird announces time for sunrise and sunsetHelpful magpieGiant serpentTabu: looking at supernatural wife nakedTransformation: man to smokeTransformation: pill to white rabbitMagic cakeMagic cudgel (club)
Carried in tale types

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