The constellation
F535 Pygmy. Remarkably small man. Also called "dwarf". To be distinguished from the dwarfs who live in the woods and inhabit underground places (F451)
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- Pygmies descendants of Cain. (Cf. F531.6.1.9.) · F535.0.1 entry
- Thumbling. Person the size of a thumb · F535.1 entry
- Pygmies of various sizes · F535.2 entry
- Dress of pygmies · F535.3 entry
- Characteristics of pygmies · F535.4 entry
- Deeds of pygmies · F535.5 entry
- Kingdom of pygmies · F535.6 entry
keeps company
- Pygmies nine inches tall · F535.2.1 entry
- Pygmies dressed in red · F535.3.2 entry
- Sexes of pygmies distinguished. A slight beard on men; long tresses on women · F535.4.1 entry
- Long ears. People must hold them up so as not to impede walking · F542.1 entry
- Lands with extraordinary names. Land of the boot, the towel, the walking-stick, and the like · F703 entry
- Flying carts · F861.2.1 entry
- Cannibal giant. (Cf. G82, G83, G84.) · G11.2 entry
- Oaths before gods as test of truth · H253 entry
- Suitor contests: bride offered as prize · H331 entry
- Land sinks and lake appears as punishment · Q552.2.1 entry
cross-ref
- Wood-spirit tiny. (Cf. F239.4.3, F535.) · F441.5.1 entry
Thompson cites
- Myths & Legends of China · Chapter XVI