Animal languages learned by having ears licked by serpent. (Cf. B161.1.) — Mythoi

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Animal languages learned by having ears licked by serpent. (Cf. B161.1.)

Animals. · Magic animals. · Animals with magic wisdom. · Wisdom-giving animals. · view the constellation · filed as B165.1.1

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Indic The Mahābhārata , Book 13, Section CXVII

Cited in the index

general *Penzer VII 3 n. 2
general *BP I 133.

Within the index

Filed under Animal languages learned from serpent (not eaten). (Cf. B176.)

Filed beside it

Animal languages from stolen serpent's crown. (Cf. B176.) Cobra writes letters on prince's tongue: "Having heard all kinds of creatures talk, you will understand them."

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

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

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