μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Animal breathes fire.

Animals. · Fanciful traits of animals. · Fanciful physical qualities of animals. · Fanciful marvelous strength of animals. · view the constellation · filed as B742

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  • general Gaster Oldest Stories 69.
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Filed under Fanciful marvelous strength of animals.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Lion breathes fire Birds spit fire Fire-breathing horses Fire-breathing dogs
Filed beside it
Lion's roar causes havoc at 300 miles. At 300 miles all women miscarry, at 200 teeth of all men drop out Blowing serpent. Can blow through seven church walls but not through a pair of hose Animal travels extraordinary distance Indestructibility of leech Bear could formerly lift mountain Animal's strong teeth Snake shoots rapids of mighty river

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