Child born with caul (containing serpent) — Mythoi

Motif

Child born with caul (containing serpent).

Sex. · Conception and birth. · Monstrous births. · view the constellation · filed as T551.8

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Child with extraordinary members (limbs).

Filed beside it

Child born without limbs 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 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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