Echidna. Half woman, half serpent — Mythoi

Motif

Echidna. Half woman, half serpent.

Animals. · Mythical animals. · Beast-men. · view the constellation · filed as B29.2

Cited in the index

general Frazer Apollodorus I 131. → on our shelf: The Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK II, ch. I

Within the index

Filed under Other combinations of beast and man.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Serpent with human head Man with serpent's head Snake body-woman's head

Filed beside it

Lamia. Face of woman, body of serpent (or body of sow, and legs of horse) Man-hog Man-cat Man-wolf Man-elk Man-bear Man-hedgehog. Upper half of body like hedgehog Man-ape

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Argos. Has eyes all over body Hostile brides kill husbands in the bridal bed

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