μῦθοι Mythoi
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Filed under Childbirth.

9 finer motifs beneath it
Co-operative birth. Each of two wives bears a half-boy. They are placed together and form a real boyBoy cut in two: each half becomes a boyBirth trees. Spring forth as hero is born; act as life tokens, etc. (Cf. T589.7.1.)Birth with veil brings luck. (Cf. T552.5.1.)New-born child reincarnation of recently deceased personWhere children come from. Explanations given to childrenSimultaneous birthsWoman strives to delay birth until auspicious dayChild with several mothers. (Heimdal.)
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Jewess must entreat Virgin before she can bear her childPlace and conditions of childbirthPrecautions at childbirthAccompaniments of childbirthParturitionPrecocious infantMultiple birthsBirth of twins. (Cf. T685.)Motifs associated with the placenta

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