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Motif

Miraculous birth.

Sex. · Conception and birth. · Miraculous birth. · view the constellation · filed as T540

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“He said to the old man, “Now you shall die for all this.” “Well,” said the old man, “you must die too, for all that you have done.’’ Then the son- in-law began to shoot arrows at the old man, and the latter becoming frightened called on Blood-Clot for help. Then Blood-Clot sprang up and upbraided the son-in-law for his cruelty. “Oh,” said the son-in-law, “I was just fooling.” At this Blood-Clot shot the son-in-law through and through.”

Tales of the North American Indians, Tale 45 · served from our shelf  receiptuncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

Attested across traditions
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 9references

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.

  • Jewish*Neuman
  • IndiaThompson-Balys
  • ChineseEberhard FFC CXX 94 No. 53
  • IndonesiaDeVries's list Nos. 157, 159
  • N. Am. Indian*Thompson Tales 323 n. 166.
  • general *BP I 544
  • general *Hartland Perseus ch. 4, 5, 6, Primitive Paternity passim
  • general *Fb "barn" IV 27a
  • general *Penzer II 136 n. 1
Within the index
10 finer motifs beneath it
Supernatural birth of saintsBirth from unusual part of person's bodyBirth of human being from an egg. (Cf. F611.1.11.)Birth from plantBirth from mineralBirth from groundBirth from waterBirth from virginBirth obtained through magic or prayerMiraculous birth – miscellaneous
Travels with
Offspring of living and dead person. (Cf. E322.1, T540.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Spine test. Attempt to kill hero by throwing him on sharp spine or spikeDeceiver in swinging contest killed. Old woman planning to kill hero in swinging game by cutting rope is killed when hero cuts the rope firstMiraculous conceptionConception from eatingConception from falling rainConception from casual contact with manBirth of human being from an egg. (Cf. F611.1.11.)Child born in a jug (jar)Pregnant manPlace and conditions of childbirth

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