THE CUCKOO, THE HERON, THE HEATHCOCK, THE PARTRIDGE, THE NIGHTINGALE, THE SWALLOW, THE SPARROW, AND
- Date of account
- English edition published 1872
- Source
- Zoological Mythology; or, The Legends of Animals, Volume 2 (of 2)
- Reference
- Zoological Mythology; or, The Legends of Animals, Volume 2 (of 2) · selected passage 6
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-25
Record summary
The dog Yamas.--The dog demon that barks, with the long bitter tongue.--The red bitch towards morning a beautiful maiden during the night.--The intestines of the dog eaten.--The hawk that carries honey and the sterile woman.--Dog and woodpecker.--The dog carries the bones of the witch's daughter.--The dog-messenger bri…
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyThe dog Yamas.--The dog demon that barks, with the long bitter tongue.--The red bitch towards morning a beautiful maiden during the night.--The intestines of the dog eaten.--The hawk that carries honey and the sterile woman.--Dog and woodpecker.--The dog carries the bones of the witch's daughter.--The dog-messenger brings news of the hero.--The nurse-bitch.--The dog and his collar; the dog tied up; the hero becomes a dog.--The dog helps the hero.--The branch of the apple-tree opens the door.--The dog tears the devil in pieces.--The two sons of Ivan think themselves dog's sons.--The intestines of the fish given to be eaten by the bitch.--Ivan the son of the bitch, the very strong hero, goes to the infernal regions.--Dioscuri, Kerberos, funereal purifying dogs of the Persians; the penitent dog; the two dogs equivalent to the two Açvinâu.--The luminous children transformed into puppies; relative legends; the maiden whose hands have been cut off obtains golden hands; branches of trees, hands, sons born of a tree; the myth compared and explained in the Vedic hymns, with the example of Hiranyahastas; the word _vadhrimatî_.--The demoniacal dog.--The strength of the mythical dog.--Monstrous dogs.--The dog Sirius.--To swear by the dog or b
Historical context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyThis material belongs to a folklore tradition. Story type, collector, community, transmission and literary editing matter when comparing it with other sources.
Modern context
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