The constellation
D992 Magic head
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- Magic horns (grow on person's forehead). (Cf. D1011.1.) · D992.1 entry
- Magic lips · D992.2 entry
- Magic face · D992.3 entry
- Magic skull · D992.4 entry
- Magic tongue · D992.5 entry
cross-ref
- Divination by head (skull). (Cf. D992, D1610.5, M118.) · D1311.8 entry
- Head of divinity as protection of land. Buried. (Cf. D992.) · D1380.3 entry
- Magic (human) head defeats enemy. (Cf. D992.) · D1400.1.20 entry
- Stream flows from man's head. (Cf. D992.) · D1472.1.34.2 entry
- Powdered skull as remedy. (Cf. D992.) · D1500.1.7.1 entry
- Magic head (of saint) heals diseases. (Cf. D992, D1500.1.13.) · D1500.1.7.1.1 entry
- Self-returning head. When head is cut off it returns to proper place without harm to owner. (Cf. D992.) · D1602.12 entry
- Speaking head. (Cf. D992.) · D1610.5 entry
- Singing head. (Cf. D992.) · D1615.7 entry
- Severed head moves from place to place. (Cf. D992.) · D1641.7 entry
- Severed head cannot be moved from helmet. (Cf. D992.) · D1654.14 entry
- Vital head. Retains life after being cut off. (Cf. D992, F511.) · E783 entry