Ras.--The goats Açvinâu.--The he-goat Veretraghna.--The lamb and the goat in the forest opposed to the…
- Date of account
- English edition published 1872
- Source
- Zoological Mythology; or, The Legends of Animals, Volume 1 (of 2)
- Reference
- Zoological Mythology; or, The Legends of Animals, Volume 1 (of 2) · selected passage 133
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-25
Record summary
ras.--The goats Açvinâu.--The he-goat Veretraghna.--The lamb and the goat in the forest opposed to the wolf.--The apple-tree and the she-goat; the cloud and the apple-tree.--The goat, the nut-tree and the hazel-nuts.--The wolf assumes the goat's voice; the wolf in the fire.--The witch takes the voice of the little hero…
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyras.--The goats Açvinâu.--The he-goat Veretraghna.--The lamb and the goat in the forest opposed to the wolf.--The apple-tree and the she-goat; the cloud and the apple-tree.--The goat, the nut-tree and the hazel-nuts.--The wolf assumes the goat's voice; the wolf in the fire.--The witch takes the voice of the little hero's mother; the child born of a tree.--The hero among the sheep, or in the spoils of the sheep, escapes from the witch.--Pûshan agâçvas and his sister.--The brother who becomes a kid while drinking; the sister in the sea.--The husband-goat; the goat's skin burned; the monster appears once more a handsome youth; the funereal mantle of the young hero; when it is burned, the hero lives again handsome and splendid.--The children changed into kids.--The cunning Schmier-bock in the sack.--Agamukhî--Ilvalas and Wâtâpis.--Indras meshândas, sahasradhâras and sahasradâras.--The rams of the wolf eaten.--The goat of expiation, the goat and the stupidity of the hero disappear at the same time.--The devil-ram; the putrid sheep that throws gold behind it.--The goat which deprives men of sight.--The young prince, riding on the goat, solves the riddle.--The spy of heaven; the eye of God.--The constellation of the she-goat and two kids
Historical context
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Modern context
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