Insects from brains, blood, and bones of slain helpful animal

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Insects from brains, blood, and bones of slain helpful animal.

Mythological motifs. · Creation of animal life. · Creation of insects. · Creation of insects. · view the constellation · filed as A2001.1

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Filed under Insects from body of slain monster. Usually the monster is burnt; sometimes the insects come from his head, sometimes from his body as it burns. (Cf. A1716.1.)

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