Motif
animals originate from transformed ancestors
animals_originate_from_transformed_ancestors
A motif of the Death, Rebirth, and Transformation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
andamanese
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The Andaman Islanders: A Study in Social Anthropology CHAPTER V / THE INTERPRETATION OF ANDAMANESE CUSTOMS AND BELIEFS: CEREMONIAL / CHAPTER VI / THE INTERPRETATION OF ANDAMANESE CUSTOMS AND BELIEFS: MYTHS AND LEGENDS; lines 11243-11316 confidence: high
The author argues that different flood versions refer to one flood or catastrophe; versions alternately emphasize fire nearly lost or ancestors becoming animals; one account adds that fire was saved by Maia Taolu.
The passage states that animals came into existence at the flood and that many ancestors were turned into animals in some tribal versions.
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