ATU 751E* Man in the Moon

ATU 751E*

Man in the Moon

Aarne–Thompson–Uther tale-type index · Religious Tales · The full type description is not served here; the number and name are the classification facts.

Motifs the recorded variants carry

Man in the moon. A man is said to be seen in the moon. Various explanations are given as to how he came to be there. 1 variant
Man in moon is person thrown or sent there as punishment. 1 variant
Man in the moon a rabbit (hare, other animal). 1 variant
Frog in moon. 1 variant
Man in the moon: tarring of the moon. Man sets out to tar the moon and remains with his tar-bucket in the moon. 1 variant
Cotton tree and nettles on moon. 1 variant

Type numbers and names after Aarne–Thompson–Uther, via Hagedorn, trilogy (2022), CC-BY-NC-SA; motif links weighted by the dataset’s recorded tale variants. Served as classification facts with attribution.