Animal languages learned from serpent (not eaten). (Cf. B176.) — Mythoi

Motif

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

Animals. · Magic animals. · Animals with magic wisdom. · Wisdom-giving animals. · view the constellation · filed as B165.1

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.
general *Type 670
general Aarne FFC XV 28ff. – Greek: *Frazer Apollodorus I 86 n. 2 → on our shelf: The Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK I, ch. IX

Within the index

Filed under Animal languages learned from animal.

3 finer motifs beneath it

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

Filed beside it

Animal languages learned from frog

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Sleepless dragon Brazen-footed, fire-breathing bulls. (Cf. B15.6, B15.5) Bird language Grateful animals Helpful serpent Tabu: falsely claiming the powers of a god Transformation and disenchantment at will Power of self-transformation received from a god Magic ship. (Cf. D1121.) Magic drug renders invulnerable. (Cf. D1240.) Symplegades. Rocks that clash together at intervals. (Cf. D931.) Speaking ship. (Cf. D1123.)

Carried in tale types

The Man who Understands Animal Languages (previously The Animal Languages) · ATU 670 3 recorded variants

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