Stith Thompson motif index · Motif

Thompson A541 — Culture hero teaches arts and crafts

A541
Thompson motif reference
A
Mythological Motifs
0
Associated ATU tale types
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Description

Motif

Culture hero teaches arts and crafts. Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys.—American Indian: in practically all the mythologies—see Thompson Tales 272 n. 1; Eskimo (Bering Strait): Nelson RBAE XVIII 456; S. Am. Indian (Maya): Alexander Lat. Am. 131ff., (Bakairi): Alexander Lat. Am. 313, (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XXXX 78, 84, 86, 112ff., Métraux BBAE CXLIII (1) 368, (Guaporé River): Lévi-Strauss BBAE CXLIII (3) 379, (Chiriguano): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 484, (Guarayú): Métraux BBAE (3) 437, (Cubeo): Goldman BBAE CXLIII (3) 789, (Cashinawa): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 685.—Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 115; New Hebrides (Banks Is.): Codrington 152—166.

Associated ATU tale types

Concordance

No ATU tale type in the current concordance points to this Thompson motif.

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