Note 282 — Chapter V · Magic Rites connected with the Several Departments of Nature (continued 2)

This recalls the account in Northern mythology of the four rivers which are said to flow from the teats of the cow Audhumla.

In a great many Malay myths the colour white is an all-important feature. In this legend we have the white Semang and the white river. In others white animals and white birds are introduced. ↑