“stolen” — Mythoi

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Theft of ambrosia. Food of the gods stolen. A153.1
Theft of sun. The sun, which is kept by a monster, is stolen and brought to earth. A721.1
Stolen sun restored to sky. A721.3
Moon stolen and divided into quarters. A755.4.2
Theft of moon. Moon is kept by a monster. It is stolen and brought to earth. A758
Spring breaks forth where saint's stolen cow is found. A941.5.5
Why the sea is salt: magic salt mill. Stolen by sea-captain, who takes it aboard and orders it to grind. It will stop only for its master; ship sinks and mill keeps grinding salt. A1115.2
February's shortage of days. Days stolen by January and March. A1161
Night stolen and kept in jar. A1174.3.1
Theft of light. Light originally absent is stolen by culture hero. A1411
Light kept in box (basket). Stolen. A1411.1
Fire stolen in hollow reed. A1415.1
Theft of fire – trick exchange. Child of fire-owner is stolen and then given back in exchange for fire. A1415.3
Origin of human wisdom. It is kept hidden by monster and is later stolen. It escapes and spreads through the world. (Cf. A1111, A1421.) A1481
Gull a transformed ravished maiden. While he is sleeping, the maiden the hero has stolen is ravished by another man. The hero thereupon turns her into a gull. (Cf. A1710.) A1945.2
Animal characteristics: stolen from another animal. (Cf. A2313.3, A2375.2.2.) A2245
Why dog has no horns: they were stolen by deer (goat). A2326.2.2
Frogs formerly were ducks stolen from Eden by Cain. God changed them to frogs; and so frogs sound like ducks in the spring. (Cf. A2162.) A2426.4.1.1
Dragon's pearl stolen. B11.6.2.3
Harp music makes merman restore stolen bride. B82.1.2

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