Vital body: kills attacking enemies — Mythoi

Motif

Vital body: kills attacking enemies.

The dead. · The soul. · Vital bodily members. · view the constellation · filed as E780.1

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Vital bodily members. They possess life independent of the rest of the body. (Cf. F1096.)

Filed beside it

Animal bodily members transferred to person or other animal retains animal powers and habits. (Cf. E781, E782.) Eyes successfully replaced Limbs successfully replaced Vital head. Retains life after being cut off. (Cf. D992, F511.) Flesh regrows Vital skin. Retains life after death of owner Heart successfully replaced Stomach borrowed by animal. Later returned Severed pap regrows when woman bears child Vital bodily members – miscellaneous

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