The constellation
T589 Childbirth – miscellaneous motifs
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- Childbirth · T580 entry
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- Co-operative birth. Each of two wives bears a half-boy. They are placed together and form a real boy · T589.1 entry
- Boy cut in two: each half becomes a boy · T589.2 entry
- Birth trees. Spring forth as hero is born; act as life tokens, etc. (Cf. T589.7.1.) · T589.3 entry
- Birth with veil brings luck. (Cf. T552.5.1.) · T589.4 entry
- New-born child reincarnation of recently deceased person · T589.5 entry
- Where children come from. Explanations given to children · T589.6 entry
- Simultaneous births · T589.7 entry
- Woman strives to delay birth until auspicious day · T589.8 entry
- Child with several mothers. (Heimdal.) · T589.9 entry