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- Whole tribe descended from lone woman-survivor of doomed city. A1006.7
- Mankind is descended from marriage of human being and animal. A1224.0.1
- Mankind descended from tadpoles. A1224.1
- Mankind descended from worms or larvae. A1224.2
- Mankind descended from fish. A1224.6
- Fomorians descended from Ham (or Cain). A1659.1.1
- Human beings descended from seals. B631.2
- Helpful horses descended from heaven. B811.1.1
- Beggar claims to be emperor's brother. (All men are descended from Adam.) Emperor gives him small coin. Beggar protests. Emperor: "If all your brothers gave you that much you would be richer than I." J1337
- Hired man shows in saying grace how better food has resulted from arrival of unexpected guests. Nebraska text: O Lord of Love who art above|Thy blessings have descended:|Biscuits and tea for supper I see|When mush and milk was intended. J1341.12
- Ancient and modern ancestors. To a prince who boasted that he was descended from the Trojans a doctor replies: "My people are of Nurenberg. Everyone knows who they are; but of the Trojans no one knows anything except that Aeneas was a traitor and Romulus a robber." J1357
- Brown hair as sign child is descended from goddess. Z146.1