The constellation
E80 Water of Life. Resuscitation by water
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- Resuscitation by bathing · E80.1 entry
- Resuscitation by wet cloth over corpse · E80.2 entry
- Resuscitation by water (in basket, overnight) · E80.3 entry
- Resuscitation by holy water · E80.4 entry
- Water of life and death. One water kills, the other restores to life · E82 entry
- Water of death · E84 entry
keeps company
- Water of life and death. One water kills, the other restores to life · E82 entry
- Blind Dupe. A blind man's arrow is aimed for him by his mother (or wife) who deceives him into thinking that he has missed his aim. She eats the slain game herself · K333.1 entry
- Basilisk. A mythical lizard or serpent whose hissing drives away all other serpents · B12 entry
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attested in
- Tales of the North American Indians · Tale 74