μῦθοι Mythoi
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Power of soothsaying from serpents' licking ears. (Cf. B165.1.1., B176.) Frazer Apollodorus II 48 n. 2.

Animals. · Magic animals. · Animals with magic wisdom. · Wisdom-giving animals. · view the constellation · filed as B161.1

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Filed under Wisdom from serpent.

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Fortune learned from serpent Wisdom from eating serpent. (Cf. B176.) Power of seeing whether the dead go to heaven or hell is gained from serpent
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Animal languages learned by having ears licked by serpent. (Cf. B161.1.) Magic reptile

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