μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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Filed under Fanciful qualities of snakes. (Cf. B91.3, B751.1, B752.2.)

3 finer motifs beneath it
Snake avoids white ashSnakes will not cross rope made of hairSnakes will not cross a ring made of Irish earth
Filed beside it
Snake takes tail in mouth and rolls like wheelSnake lays aside his crown to batheSnake sucks poisonous dew from grassSnake milks cows at nightSnake crawls from sleeper's mouthSnake eats milk and bread with childJointed snake can join its segments when it is broken into piecesSnake sucks poison from bite it has itself madePoisonous snakes in certain region have no venomSnake cracks self like coach whip and chases manSnake's venom kills treeVenomous snakes play with precious stonesCopperhead guides rattlesnake to its preySnake has hypnotic stare: person cannot moveSnake stands up, whistlesSnake has stinger

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