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The theft of fire for the benefit of humanity is a theme that recurs in many world mythologies. The narrative of the theft of fire is classified in the Motif-Index of Folk-Literature as motif A1415. There are recurrent themes and narrative in these myths: most involve a trickster figure as the thief, and a supernatural guardian who is hoarding the source of fire from humanity, often out of mistrust for humans.
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