Sheath and knife as analogy for mother and unborn child — Mythoi

Motif

Sheath and knife as analogy for mother and unborn child.

Sex. · Conception and birth. · Pregnancy. · view the constellation · filed as T579.1

Filed across the traditions

Eskimo Rink No. 2.
general Child V 486 s. v. "knife"

Within the index

Filed under Pregnancy – miscellaneous motifs.

Filed beside it

Girl's blood examined to see if she is pregnant Seven-year-old girl has child Mother of saint has healing spittle during pregnancy Saint performs miracles while yet unborn. (Cf. D1713.) Worm swallowed at conception eats hand of babe before birth. (Cf. T511.5.2.) King demands that his pregnant queen be chained to him Signs of pregnancy

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