The constellation
G50 Occasional cannibalism
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- Girl seduced by brother becomes cannibal ogre · G37 entry
- People fear that boy who eats raw birds will eat them when he grows older · G36.2.1 entry
- Human blood (flesh) accidentally tasted: brings desire for human flesh · G36.2 entry
- Husband becomes cannibal from eating wife's breast. She cuts off her breasts and cooks them to feed her family. The husband thus acquires a longing for human flesh · G36.1 entry
- Person eats own flesh · G51 entry
- Person eats self up · G51.1 entry
- People who eat child become supernatural · G55 entry
- Human flesh eaten unwittingly · G60 entry