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A. Mythological Motifs
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A165.2.1. Animals as messengers of the gods.
A165.2.1.1. Wild beasts as messengers of the gods. Jewish: Neuman.
A165.2.1.1.1. Wolves as god's dogs. *Fb "ulv" III 971, BP III 199. — Icel.: MacCulloch Eddic 65.
B575.1. Wild animals kept as dogs.
A165.2.1.1.2. Tiger as god's messenger. India: Thompson-Balys.
A165.2.1.1.3. Elephant as god's messenger. India: Thompson-Balys.
A165.2.1.1.4. Bears as God's messengers. Jewish: Neuman.
A165.2.1.1.5. Leopards as God's messengers. Jewish: Neuman.
A165.2.1.1.6. Lions as God's messengers. Jewish: Neuman.
A165.2.2. Birds as messengers of the gods. Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys; Pawnee: Alexander N. Am. 81; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 177.
A132.6.2. Goddess in form of bird. B450. Helpful birds. F234.1.15. Fairy in form of bird.
A165.2.2.1. Cock as ambassador of god. Fjort: Dennett 105 No. 29.
A165.2.3. Angels as God's messengers. Jewish: Neuman.
A165.2.4. Powers of nature (sun, moon, etc.) as God's messengers. Jewish: Neuman.
A165.3. Cupbearer of the gods. Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 37 n. 4.
A165.3.1. Cupbearer of the gods is god of smith-work. *MacCulloch Celtic 31.
A142. Smith of the gods.
A165.3.2. Cupbearer of the gods controls waters. Irish myth: Cross.
D2151. Magic control of waters.
A165.4. Watchman of the gods. Icel.: MacCulloch Eddic 152 (Heimdall), 276, 303, 313, 331 (Cock), 328 (Thor), 329 (Heimdall). — Tahiti: Beckwith Myth 221.
A165.4.1. Demons as watchmen of the gods upon earth. Greek: *Grote I 63.
A165.5. Doorkeeper of the gods. Icel.: MacCulloch Eddic 186 (Syn).
A165.6. Scribe of the gods. Siberian, Babylonian, Egyptian: Holmberg Siberian 410; Armenian: Ananikian 30ff.
A465.3.1. God of eloquence and learning.
A165.7. Army of the gods (cf. A162). Icel.: Herrmann Nordische Mythologie 279 (Einherjar), Neckel Walhall 68ff; India: Thompson-Balys.
E155.1. Slain warriors revive nightly.
A165.8. Magician of the gods. India: Thompson-Balys.
A165.9. Fisherman of the gods. Gaster Thespis 154. — Maori: Clark 56.
A166. Dancers of the gods. Hindu: Keith 143; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 186.
A167. Assembly of gods. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 310, II 958, 1098.