MYTHS OF FIRE-STEALING. In which a supernatural being—usually a bird—steals fire from Heaven and brings it to earth for the benefit of mankind.
Greeks. Prometheus.
Vedas. Matarisvan.
Bretons. Golden-crested wren.
Normandy Peasantry. The wren.
Ahts Indians (Vancouver Island). Quawteaht.
Athapascan Indians (N.W. America). Yetl the raven.
Cahrocs and Navaho Indians. The coyote.
Murri Tribe (Gippsland, Australia). Man who became a bird.
Thlinkeets (N.W. America). Yetl the raven.