Child with extraordinary members (limbs) — Mythoi

Motif

Child with extraordinary members (limbs).

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

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Filed under Monstrous births.

15 finer motifs beneath 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 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

Filed beside it

Monster child helps mother Abnormally born child has unusual powers Misshapen child from brother-sister incest. (Cf. T415.) Monstrous birth because mother sees horrible sight Blemished children born of monstrous parent Only half a son is born by queen who ate merely half of mango. (Cf. F525, T589.2.) Poor woman gives birth to child who has no body (merely head or skull) Child born bearing an object Thumbling born as result of hasty wish of parents. They wish for a child, no matter how small he may be Woman gives birth to animal Woman gives birth to a plant. (Cf. T543.0.1.) Woman gives birth to a demon Child born with viper in heart (body) Child born in a jug (jar) White woman bears black child Birthmarks

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