Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales

758: The various children of Eve

ATU > 750-849: RELIGIOUS TALES > 750-779: God Rewards and Punishes > 758: The various children of Eve

Description

Eve has so many children that she is ashamed when God pays her a visit. She hides some of them and they fail to receive the blessing that God gives those in sight. Thus arises the differences in classes and peoples. [A1650.1].

Variants

758A. Origin of Physical Defects

Wicked people entering heaven on rope fall to earth and are injured. St. Peter misunderstands what God says and lets them fall.

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
Eve's Unequal Children	758	German			Internet Archive

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