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Dragon's home in bottom of sea.

Animals. · Mythical animals. · Mythical beasts and hybrids. · view the constellation · filed as B11.3.1

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“The dragon is also said to have nine 'resemblances': "its horns resemble those of a deer, its head that of a camel, its eyes those of a devil, its neck that of a snake, its abdomen that of a large cockle, its scales those of a carp, its claws those of an eagle, the soles of its feet those of a tiger, its ears those of an ox;" but some have no ears, the organ of hearing being said to be in the horns, or the creature "hears through its…”

Myths & Legends of China, Chapter VII · served from our shelf

On our shelf — the index’s citations, resolved to served chapters
  • generalMyths & Legends of China, Chapter VIIThompson cites: Smith Dragon 82. Chinese: Werner 210 (only in autumn and winter)
Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

Within the index

Filed under Habitat of dragon.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Dragon lives in lakeDragon's home beneath waterfall. (Cf. F426.)
Filed beside it
Dragon's home at top of mountain. His breath forms clouds to hide the mountainDragon's visit to skyDragons live beneath castleDragon lives under the ground. By his movements a building or village will be dislodged. (Cf. A1070.)Dragons live in hellDragon lives beneath treeDragon lives in isolated island
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Combat between god of light and dragon of oceanGod of waterInexhaustible buckets as source of lakesForm of dragonDragon as compound animal. (Cf. B14.)Dragon's visit to skyDragon's power of self-transformationDragon's power of magic invisibilityDragon guards treasureDragon feeds on treasureDragon as rain-spiritDragon as power of good

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