2,074 motifs match “animal” — showing the first 100; narrow the words for the rest  ·  back to the chapters

• Animal as creator. A13
• Animal as creator's companion. A33
• Other animal companions of creator. A33.4
• Devil and God create animals. Wolf created as God's dog. The devil creates goats to destroy things. A63.4
• Creator of animals. A84
• Totemistic gods. Gods which have animal associations; e.g., Athena with the owl, Venus with the sparrow. A113
• Legless and armless deity supported on animal. A128.3
• Gods with animal features. A131
• Deity with animal's head. A131.3
• God in animal form. A132
• God in successive animal forms. A132.0.1
• God rides unusual animal. A136.1
• God's (goddess's) wagon drawn by unusual animals. A136.2
• Animals of the gods. (Cf. A136.) A155
• Animals as attendants of god. A165.1
• Animals as messengers of the gods. A165.2.1
• Goddess protects animals from hunters. A189.12
• God of animals. A440
• Goddess of animals. A440.1
• God (goddess) of domestic animals. A441
• God (goddess) of wild animals. A443
• Culture hero son of animal. A511.1.8
• Animal as culture hero. A522
• Other animals as culture hero. A522.3
• Culture hero's extraordinary animals. A524.1
• Culture hero swallowed and recovered from animal. A535
• Sun and moon carried through sky by animals. Speed depends upon hour and season. A728.4
• The sun's animals. A732
• Eclipses caused by animal hiding sun behind his body. A737.6
• Man in the moon a rabbit (hare, other animal). A751.2
• Moon's phases caused by animals gnawing at edge. A755.4.3
• Ascent to stars. People or animals ascend to the sky and become stars. A761
• Earth Diver. From a raft in the primeval sea, the creator sends down animals to try to bring up earth. After a number of animals have failed, one (often the muskrat) succeeds. The earth is made from the bit brought up. A812
• Earth from body of person (animal). A831
• Earth from body of slain animal. A831.6
• Earth rests on animal's back. A844
• Animals at earth-tree. A878.3
• Topographical features caused by animals. A903
• Spring breaks forth where animal delivers book left behind by saint. A941.5.4
• Mountains from primeval animal. A961
• The devil turns object or animal to stone which is still seen. A977.4
• Inclosure made during world calamity and only best types of animals and men preserved. A1005.2
• Flood from conflict of monsters (giant animals). A1015.1.1
• Flood from animals' boring into ground (turtles, crawfishes, etc.). A1016.1
• Pairs of animals in ark. Seed of all beings put into ark to escape destruction. A1021.1
• Fettered monster as ferocious animal. A1072.2
• Formerly men dumb: birds and animals talked. A1101.2.3
• Origin of swirling motion of water. Animals and birds scratch in it. A1118
• Devil's unsuccessful attempt to vivify his creations as God has done. Succeeds only in making animal. A1217
• Mankind from human-animal mating. A1221.6
• Descent of man from animals. A1224
• Mankind is descended from marriage of human being and animal. A1224.0.1
• Man from clay and animal's blood. A1241.4.1
• Man from blood of game animal. A1263.1.2
• Man created from animal horns that bloomed and bore him as fruit. A1263.5
• Man created from animal bone. A1263.7
• Change of animal and human skin in ancient times. A1281.2.1
• Creation in covered vessel. Men (or animals) created in a basket or from a bundle, or from under a blanket. A1295
• Men and animals readjust span of life. At first, thirty years are given to all animals and to man. For the animals it is too long, for man too short. Man is given a portion of animals' lives. Years 1–30 vigorous (man's own); 30–48 burdens and blows (ass's); 48–60 no teeth (dog's); 60–70 foolish (monkey's). A1321
• Why children learn to walk later than animals. A1321.1
• Bad women combination of nine different animals. A1371.2
• Original fire property of one person (animal). A1415.0.2
• Theft of fire by animals. A1415.2
• Hoarded game released. Animals are kept imprisoned by malevolent creature. Released by culture hero. A1421
• Man rules all animals. God gives greatest strength to lion, but because of man's wisdom lion is in his power. A1421.1.1
• Assignment of edible animals. Certain animals may be eaten by man. A1422
• Animals sources of food because they were once unfaithful, disobedient wives of a visitor from god-country. A1422.0.1
• What animals are to be eaten by man. A1422.0.2
• Origin of domestication of animals. A1443
• Origin of custom of eating certain animals. A1515
• Animal substituted for human sacrifice. A1545.2
• Origin of animal sacrifices. A1545.3
• Why animal bones only are used in sacrifice. A1545.6
• Origin of animal worship. A1546.7
• Why certain caste is kind to animals. A1599.13
• Origin of races from mixed offspring of animal marriage. A1610.3
• Creation of animals. (Cf. Chapter B. Animals.) A1700
• Creation of animals by God. A1701
• Creation of animals by creator. (Cf. A0.) A1702
• Culture hero creates useful animals. A1703
• All animals created in couples. A1704
• Animals created to serve man. A1705
• Creation of animals through transformation. (Cf. A1811.1, A1833.2, A1861.1, A1861.2, A1863, A1887). A1710
• Animals from transformations after deluge or world calamity. A1711
• Creator sent for water: Meantime animals assume present forms. A1713
• Animals from various transformed objects. A1714
• Animals from transformed cloth. A1714.1
• Animals from bark thrown on ground. A1714.2
• Animals created from earth. A1714.3
• Animals from transformed man. (Cf. A2005, A2011.2.) A1715
• Animals from Pharaoh's drowned army. From the army crossing the Red Sea came the various animals. A1715.1
• Animals from men transformed for discourtesy to God (Jesus). (Cf. A1831, A1862, A1871.) A1715.2
• Animals from transformed men according to favorite food. One man asks for flesh, one for blood, etc. They are changed to mice, cats, and bugs. (Cf. A1811, A1853.) A1715.4
• Animals from transformed survivors of shipwreck. A1715.5
• Animals from transformed ogre or giant. A1716
• Animals from different parts of body of slain giant. Giant person, cow, ox, etc. A1716.1
• Animals from transformed parts of the body (animal or human). A1724
• Animals from body of slain person. A1724.1
• Animals from severed fingers of woman. (Cf. A2102.) A1724.1.1
• Animals from transformed hair. A1724.2