Child of mortal and deer has deer's hair on temple — Mythoi

Motif

Child of mortal and deer has deer's hair on temple.

Animals. · Marriage of person to animal. · Offspring of marriage to animal. · view the constellation · filed as B635.3

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Human foster-child with animal qualities.

1 finer motif beneath it

Culture hero licked by deer mother

Filed beside it

The Bear's Son. Human son of woman who marries a bear acquires bear characteristics. (Cf. B601.1.) Wolf boy (girl) running around with wolf and cubs recovered by parents after six years: recognized by scar Son of dog ("cu," person)

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