Eagle renews youth. Feathers fall off and regrow — Mythoi

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Eagle renews youth. Feathers fall off and regrow.

Animals. · Fanciful traits of animals. · Fanciful habits of animals. · view the constellation · filed as B758

Cited in the index

general *Wensinck "Tree and Bird as Cosmological symbols in Western Asia" Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie von Wetenschappen n.s. XXII no. 1 (1921) 38
general Hdwb. d. Aberg. I 180 s.v. "Adler". – Herbert Catalogue of Romances III 69 (Odo of Cheriton)
general Gaster Oldest Stories 80.

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Animal's fanciful treatment of their young Fanciful behavior of animal at death Sexual habits of animals Animal calls the dawn. The sun rises as a result of the animal's call Gold-digging ants Rats leave sinking ship Turtle holds with jaws till it thunders Monkeys attack by throwing coconuts Fanciful qualities of snakes. (Cf. B91.3, B751.1, B752.2.) Fanciful dangers from animals Animals attracted by music Fancied nourishment of animals

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