Person unusual as to his head. (Cf. F501.) — Mythoi

Motif

Person unusual as to his head. (Cf. F501.)

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Remarkable persons. · Monstrous persons. · view the constellation · filed as F511

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Monstrous persons.

12 finer motifs beneath it

Headless person. (Cf. F401.4, F531.1.2.1.) Person with more than one head Persons whose heads are stone-hammers Man carries his head under his arm Man with half a head Beheaded man's head replaced crooked Man with venomous worm in his head Gigantic skull of ancient king discovered Person with animal's head. (Cf. F511.1.3, F526.) Person unusual as to his face Person unusual as to his ears. (Cf. F542.) Person with horns

Filed beside it

Monstrous races Person unusual as to his eyes. (Cf. F531.1.1, F541.1.) Person unusual as to his mouth. (Cf. F544.) Person unusual as to his nose. (Cf. F531.1.6.6, F543) Person unusual as to his hands. (Cf. F552.) Person unusual as to his arms Person unusual as to his legs Persons with tails Person with unusual covering Person with wings Two persons with bodies joined. Siamese twins Person with several bodies Person with half a body. As if body has been split in two Person with compound body Person of unusual color Other monstrous persons

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Vital head. Retains life after being cut off. (Cf. D992, F511.) Person consisting only of head. (Cf. F511.)

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