μῦθοι Mythoi
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Power of seeing whether the dead go to heaven or hell is gained from serpent.

Animals. · Magic animals. · Animals with magic wisdom. · Wisdom-giving animals. · view the constellation · filed as B161.4

Filed across the traditions
  • India Thompson-Balys.
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Filed under Wisdom from serpent.

Filed beside it
Power of soothsaying from serpents' licking ears. (Cf. B165.1.1., B176.) Frazer Apollodorus II 48 n. 2 Fortune learned from serpent Wisdom from eating serpent. (Cf. B176.)

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