The Indo-European Cow Myth

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mythology
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs The Cow Stealing Myth
gptkbp:attestedBy gptkb:Greek_mythology
gptkb:Norse_mythology
gptkb:Rigveda
Irish mythology
gptkbp:category gptkb:Indo-European_studies
comparative mythology
gptkbp:example the Vala myth in the Rigveda
the cattle raid of Cooley in Irish mythology
the recovery of cattle by Indra in Vedic mythology
the theft of Apollo's cattle by Hermes in Greek mythology
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Norse_mythology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Indo-European Cow Myth
gptkbp:motif recovery of cattle
theft of cattle
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Indo-European_religion
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Bruce_Lincoln
gptkb:Georges_Dumézil
gptkbp:symbolizes wealth
cosmic order
fertility
gptkbp:theme cosmic order
cattle raiding
conflict between gods and demons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indo-European_comparative_mythology
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7