Large cow. (Cf. B871.1.1.) — Mythoi

Motif

Large cow. (Cf. B871.1.1.)

Humor. · Humor of lies and exaggeration · Lies about animals. · Lies about mammals. · view the constellation · filed as X1235.1

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ReferenceThe Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged), Chapter XLIXXLIX. Ancient Deities of Vegetation as Animals
IndicThe Mahābhārata, Book 13, Section LXXX
GreekHesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica, HESIOD’S WORKS AND DAYS
IndicThe Mahābhārata, Book 13, Section LXXI
North American IndigenousMyths of the Cherokee, Snake. Fish, and Insect Myths — Myth 5959. THE SMALLER REPTILES— FISHES AND INSECTS

Within the index

Filed under Lie: remarkable cow.

1 finer motif beneath it

Cow wears church bell for cowbell

Filed beside it

Lie about cow's rich milk Owner provides cow with green goggles, feeds her sawdust or snow Lie: cow climbs to roof Lie: cow puts bread in oven

Travels with

Carried in tale types

The Great Ox · ATU 1960A1 recorded variant