Motif
Animal-nursed first ancestor
animal_nursed_first_ancestor
A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) CONTENTS / NOTE. OFFERINGS OF FIRST-FRUITS. / INDEX. / FOOTNOTES; lines 12820-12959 confidence: medium
The note mentions a legend that attributes the hairiness of the Ainu to their first ancestor having been suckled by a bear, while saying that in the absence of other evidence this is no proof of totemism.
A cited legend attributes Ainu hairiness to a first ancestor having been suckled by a bear.
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