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Motifs
- Naming the stars. The "Great Star" names the stars. A765
- Tabu: uttering name of malevolent creature (Eumenides). To avoid the evil results of naming these creatures other names are substituted. The Furies are spoken of as Eumenides; rats and mice as "the large" and "the small". C433
- Disenchantment by naming. D772
- Task: naming those things which have not yet happened. H1026.1
- Naming of children. T596
Tale types