Body of water-spirit is half human and half fish or snake — Mythoi

Motif

Body of water-spirit is half human and half fish or snake.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Water-spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F420.1.4.1

Filed across the traditions

Icelandic *Boberg
German Künzig Schwarzwald 168, Henninger 72.

Within the index

Filed under Water-spirits in abnormal form.

Filed beside it

Water-spirits have body covered with fish scales Water-spirits as dwarfs. (Cf. F451.) Water-spirits have hunchback. (Cf. F451.2.1.4.) Water-spirits with human body and webbed feet and hands Water-spirits with horse feet Water-spirits with green hair and beard Water-spirits with green teeth Water-giants Water-spirit with extraordinarily long hair

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