Motif-Index of Folk-Literature/Volume 1/A/1400

by Stith Thompson

A1400—A1499. Acquisition of culture.

A1400. Acquisition of human culture.

A541. Culture hero teaches arts and crafts.

A1401. Culture originated by previous race of men. N. A. Indian: Kroeber JAFL XXI 226 s.v. "Departed race."

A630. Series of creations. A1220.1. Man created after series of unsuccessful experiments.

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A1482.1. Hebrew the language of the inhabitants of heaven. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman.

B212.0.1. All kinds of animals understand language of heaven. V249.2.2. Hebrew, the language of the angels.

A1484. Origin of reading and writing. Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys.

A1484.1. Origin of ogam inscriptions. Irish myth: Cross.

A465.3.1.1. God of eloquence and learning as inventor of ogam alphabet. A541.1. Culture hero invents and teaches the Irish language. D1266.1.1. Magic ogam writing.

A1484.2. Origin of alphabet. Jewish: Neuman.

A1485. How people learned about calculating time and the seasons. Chinese: Graham.

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.

A1438. Origin of medicine.

A1490. Acquisition of culture — miscellaneous.

A1491. Origin of art of walking on stilts. Marquesas: Handy 114.

A1495. Origin of outdoor games.

A1495.1. Origin of ball game. Mangaia (Cook Island): Beckwith myth. 336.