Serpent-eye. Eyes so keen that man is supposed to have serpents in them

Motif

Serpent-eye. Eyes so keen that man is supposed to have serpents in them.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Remarkable persons. · Remarkable physical organs. · view the constellation · filed as F541.1.4

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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IcelandicSörlaþáttr (FAS I) 406, Völundarkvida, stanza 16, Ragnars saga Loðbrókar 136, *Boberg.
general De Vries Zs. f. deutsche Philologie XIII (1928) 289

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Filed under Flashing eyes.

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Eyes flash fire Eyes flash lightning Eyes of live coals

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