The constellation
F571 Extremely old person
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- Old man with hanging eyelids. So old that the eyelids hang down to his chin and must be lifted up · F571.1 entry
- Sending to the older. Old person refers inquirer to his father, who refers to his father, and so on for several generations · F571.2 entry
- Very old woman · F571.3 entry
- Man so old he sleeps in cradle · F571.4 entry
- King so old that he only can take food from a horn · F571.5 entry
- King so old that he cannot get on horseback without help · F571.6 entry
- Person hundreds of years old · F571.7 entry
- Man lives for nine generations · F571.8 entry