Child born without limbs — Mythoi

Motif

Child born without limbs.

Sex. · Conception and birth. · Monstrous births. · view the constellation · filed as T551.1

Filed across the traditions

English Wells 122 (The King of Tars)
Africa (Kaffir) Theal 72.

Within the index

Filed under Child with extraordinary members (limbs).

1 finer motif beneath it

Child born as formless lump of flesh

Filed beside it

Child born with two heads. (Cf. F551.0.2.1.) Child born with animal head Boy born with one side flesh and one iron Child born half man, half fish Child born without mouth Child born with one ear Child born with caul (containing serpent) Child born with claws as result of curse by dying peddler murdered by its parents Monstrous birth – nine faces, nine arms, nine feet Birth of one-eyed child. (Cf. F512.1.) Child born with one leg Child born hairy Child with all of its organs out of place Child born blood-red

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