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Group No. 18


Letter

A. Mythological Motifs

Group No.

A1400 – A1499

Group name

Acquisition of culture

Description

A1405. Culture originated by ancestor of tribes. Jewish: Neuman; S. Am. Indian (Tucuna): Nimuendajú BBAE CXLIII (3) 724.
 
A1411. Theft of light. Light originally absent is stolen by culture hero. – Jewish: Neuman; Hindu: Keith 34. – N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 281 n. 42; Eskimo (Smith Sound): Kroeber JAFL XII 205, S. Am. Indian (Tapirape): Wagley-Galvao BBAE CXLIII (3) 178. Cf. Finnish: Kalevala rune 47. k – k
 
A1412. Origin of light – miscellaneous. Jewish: Neuman.
 
A1414.1. Origin of fire – rubbing sticks. Greek: Fox 192 (Hermes); Jewish: Neuman. – Kaffir: Kidd 253 No. 13; Marquesas: Handy 13.
 
A1415.1.1. Fire carried from heaven in fingernails. Jewish: Neuman.
 
A1420.4. Food originally obtained without effort. Jewish: Neuman; Calif. Indian: Gayton and Newman 59.
 
A1420.5. After Fall first parents fed and clothed from one palm-tree. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman.
 
A1421.1. Man given dominion over beasts. Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys.
 
A1422. Assignment of edible animals. Certain animals may be eaten by man. – Hebrew: Leviticus ch 11; Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 78, 149, (Hottentot): Bleek 73 No. 34.
 
A1423. Acquisition of vegetables and cereals. Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Samoa: Beckwith Myth 439; Isabel Island: ibid. 504; Hawaii: ibid. 61, 63; Tonga: Gifford 194; Easter Island: Métraux Ethnology 364; African (Angola): Chatelain 249, (Gold Coast): Barker and Sinclair 179 No. 35, (Ekoi): Talbot 240, (Ila, Rhodesia): Smith and Dale 348 No. 3; S. Am. Indian (Guarayu): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 147.
 
A1432.1. Origin of iron. Finnish: Kalevale rune 9; India: Thompson-Balys; Jewish: Neuman; Africa (Bushongo): Torday 235.
 
A1433. Acquisition of money. Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys.
 
A1438. Origin of medicine (healing). Greek: Fox 279ff.; Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 70f.; Icel.: MacCulloch Eddic 202, 205f.; Jewish: Neuman; Chinese: Ferguson 14; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 116f., 119; N. A. Indian (Joshua): Frachtenberg JAFL XXVIII 230; S. Am. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 3, 69; (Manasi): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 393.
 
A1440. Acquisition of crafts. Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 137; Icel.: Boberg; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys.
 
A1441. Acquisition of agriculture. India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham; Greek: *Grote I 163; Jewish: Neuman; Marquesas: Handy 128; Kai of New Guinea: Beckwith Myth 104; Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 177. – S. Am. Indian (Guarayu): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 437, (Guaporé R.): Lévi-Strauss ibid. (3) 379, (Tupinamba): Métraux ibid. (3) 132, (Cubeo): ibid. (3) 798, (Tapirape): Wagley-Galvao ibid. (3) 178, (Cashinawa): Métraux ibid. (3) 685.
 
A1441.1. Origin of plowing. Greek: Fox 171, Alphabet of Tales No. 654; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 69; S. Am. Indian (Caingang): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (1) 473.
 
A1442. Origin of milling. (Cf. A1446.5.3.) Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman.
 
A1443. Origin of domestication of animals. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3108; Greek: Aeschylus Prometheus Bound, lines 462 – 465, Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Africa: Stanley 43, 196, (Bushongo): Torday 242f., (Fang): Tessman 18f.
 
A1443.1. First shepherder. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys.
 
A1445.1. Origin of boat-building. Greek: Aeschylus Prometheus Bound, line 468; Jewish: Neuman; Africa (Benga): Nassau No. 3, (Fang): Trilles 159; Marquesas: Handy 128; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 15; Samoa: ibid. 271.
 
A1446.2. Origin of the axe. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Carib: Penard JAFL XXX 258.
 
A1447. Origin of metal-working. Hebrew: Genesis 4:22; Greek: Fox 171; Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys.
 
A1451. Origin of pottery. Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; African (Basuto): Jacottet 50 No. 7; S. Am. Indian (Paressi): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 359, (Yagua): Steward-Métraux ibid. (3) 736, (Jivaro): ibid. (3) 627, (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 86.
 
A1453.4. Origin of leaf-dress. Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys.
 
A1454. Origin of shoemaking. Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 7 No. 28; Jewish: Neuman.
 
A1457. Origin of fishing. Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; S. Am. Indian (Cubao): BBAE CXLIII (3) 798.
 
A1459.1. Acquisition of weapons. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman.
 
A1460.1. Arts taught man by angel. Jewish: Neuman.
 
A1461. Acquisition of music. Wallaschek Sagen und MРґrchen СЊber den Ursprung der Musik (Leipzig 1903). – Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys.
 
A1461.2.1. Origin of harp. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman.
 
A1465.3. Origin of ornaments. India: Thompson-Balys; Jewish: Neuman.
 
A1471. Origin of commerce. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Benga): Nassau No. 3.
 
A1471.2. Origin of weights and measures. Jewish: Neuman.
 
A1472.1. Division of labor: religious and lay activities. Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys.
 
A1473. Origin of slavery. Jewish: Neuman.
 
A1482. Origin of language. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman.
 
A1482.1. Hebrew the language of the inhabitants of heaven. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman.
 
A1484. Origin of reading and writing. Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys.
 
A1484.2. Origin of alphabet. Jewish: Neuman.
 
A1484.2. Origin of alphabet. Jewish: Neuman.
 
A1487. Origin of sciences. Jewish: Neuman.
 
A1487.1. Origin of astronomy. Jewish: Neuman.
 
A1487.1.1. Origin of astrology. Jewish: Neuman.
 
A1487.2. Origin of medical books. Jewish: *Neuman.

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