Motif
animal-name origin from figures' disappearance or memory
animal_name_origin_from_figures_disappearance_or_memory
A motif of the Cosmic Origin and Creation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
indigenous australian
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Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies CONTENTS / PREFACE / INTRODUCTION / ANDREW LANG.; lines 868-931 confidence: medium
The black fellows conclude that the brothers turned into little white-throated birds to escape vengeance; those birds are called Weeoombeens, and Piggiebillah's memory is linked to a porcupine ant-eater with miniature spear-like skin.
The white-throated birds are afterwards called Weeoombeens, and Piggiebillah's memory is linked to a porcupine ant-eater bearing his name.
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