μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Animals swallow animals.

Marvels. · Extraordinary occurrences. · Extraordinary swallowings. · view the constellation · filed as F911.2

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Africa (Ekoi) Talbot 371, (Mpongwe): Nassau 34 No. 4.
Within the index

Filed under Person (animal) swallowed without killing.

1 finer motif beneath it
Raven dwells inside a whale
Filed beside it
Men swallow men Animal swallows man (not fatally) Jonah. Fish (or water monster) swallows a man Giant swallows man All-swallowing monster. Has whole towns of people and buildings, etc. inside Serpent swallows man

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