Remarkable persons. Extraordinary size, form, appearance, or habits — Mythoi

Motif

Remarkable persons. Extraordinary size, form, appearance, or habits.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Remarkable persons. · Remarkable persons. · view the constellation · filed as F500

Filed across the traditions

Chinese Werner 386. → on our shelf: Myths & Legends of China, Chapter XVI
general **DeCock Volkssage 99ff.

Within the index

1 finer motif beneath it

Person consisting only of head. (Cf. F511.)

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Lie: the remarkable man. (Cf. F500–F599.)

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

City-gods Creation of the universe Wild man as king of animals Unusual animal as riding-horse Marriage to person in dog form. (Cf. B635.4, D141.) Marriage to dog in human form Jointed snake can join its segments when it is broken into pieces Tabu: looking under certain bell too soon Journey to Land of Women. Island of women, land of maidens, country of the Amazons, etc Spirits and demons (general) Headless person with eyes (eye) and mouth on breast Headless persons cannot smell or hear

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