Twins born one with ear of other in mouth — Mythoi

Motif

Twins born one with ear of other in mouth.

Sex. · Conception and birth. · Childbirth. · view the constellation · filed as T587.2

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Birth of twins. (Cf. T685.)

1 finer motif beneath it

Immediately after birth of twins one puts the other in his mouth: this twin's body becomes made of iron

Filed beside it

Birth of twins an indication of unfaithfulness in wife. (Cf. T586.3.) Last born twin conceived first

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