Magic reptile — Mythoi

Motif

Magic reptile.

Animals. · Magic animals. · Other magic animals. · Magic birds, fish, reptiles, etc. · view the constellation · filed as B176

Within the index

Filed under Magic birds, fish, reptiles, etc.

1 finer motif beneath it

Magic serpent. (Cf. B108, B112, B123, B161–165.)

Filed beside it

Magic chicken (hen, cock) Magic bird Magic fish. (Cf. B107.1, B124, B144.) Magic amphibia Magic crustacean

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Serpent with jewel in head. (Cf. B112, B176) [First Edition: B108. Treasure-serpent. (Cf. B112, B176.)] Treasure-producing serpent's crown. (Cf. B108.1, B115.1, B176) Power of soothsaying from serpents' licking ears. (Cf. B165.1.1., B176.) Frazer Apollodorus II 48 n. 2 Wisdom from eating serpent. (Cf. B176.) Animal languages learned from serpent (not eaten). (Cf. B176.) Animal languages from stolen serpent's crown. (Cf. B176.) Animal languages learned from eating serpent. (Cf. B176.)

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