Woman bears crane

Motif

Woman bears crane.

Sex. · Conception and birth. · Monstrous births. · view the constellation · filed as T554.3

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

FinnishThe Kalevala, Rune XLVI
Literary CrystallizationFaust: A Tragedy, First Part, Scene 2 (Before the City-Gate)
IndicThe Mahābhārata, Book 9, Section 46
Depth CommentaryThemis: A Study of the Social Origins of Greek Religion, CHAPTER XI.

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

IndiaThompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Woman gives birth to animal.

Filed beside it

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