Animals

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• Devastating birds with poisonous spells on their wings. B33.1.4
• Bird of dawn. Golden plumage; three feet. B34
• Camrosh. Giant bird which collects seeds and sees that they are properly placed. Carries off the people's enemies. B35
• Milk-producing bird. B36
• Immortal bird. (Cf. B32.) B37
• Other mythical birds. B39
• Bird from paradise. B39.1
• Bird-beasts. B40
• Bird-horse. B41
• Pegasus. Winged horse. B41.1
• Flying horse. Sometimes represented as having wings, sometimes as going through the air by magic. B41.2
• Angel horse. Horse draws angels' chariot. B41.2.1
• Griffin. Half lion, half eagle. B42
• Hippogriff. Horse with fore-quarters of griffin. B42.1
• Winged bull. B43
• Flying buffalo. B43.1
• Bird-bear. B44
• Air-going elephant. B45
• Vasa Mortis. Bird with four heads, middle like a whale, feathers and feet of a griffin. B46
• Winged camel. B47
• Flying crustacean. (Cf. B62, B94.) B48
• Bird-beasts – miscellaneous. B49
• Bird with crocodile head. B49.1
• Flying ape. B49.2
• Flying fox. B49.3
• Bird-men. B50
• Sphinx. Has face of woman, body and tail of lion, wings of bird. B51
• Harpy. Bird with arms and breasts of woman. B52
• Siren. Bird with woman's head. B53
• Siren in mermaid form. B53.0.1
• Drowning man rescued by siren. B53.1
• Man suckled by siren. B53.2
• Gold thrown on shore by siren. B53.3
• Siren's song causes sleep. B53.4
• Man with bird's head. B55
• Garuda-bird. Lower part man, upper part bird. B56
• "Finngálkn", bird with a man's head. B57
• Mythical fish. B60
• Parent of all fishes. B60.1
• Leviathan. Giant fish. B61
• Flying fish. B62
• Mythical octopus. B63
• Mythical eel. B64
• Mythical shark. B65
• Horned water-monster. B68
• Fish-beasts. B70
• Sea horse. Horse living in sea. B71
• Sea cow. Cow living in sea. B72
• Three sea-cows: one red, one white, one black. B72.1
• Sea-cat. B73
• Fish-men. B80
• Seal-man. B80.1
• Monster half-man, half-fish. B80.2
• Mermaid. Woman with tail of fish. Lives in sea. B81
• Mermaids are like fishes in the water, like men on land. B81.0.1
• Woman from water world. B81.0.2
• Mermaids from Pharoah's children. They were drowned in the Red Sea. B81.1
• Mermaid marries man. B81.2
• Mermaid has son by human father. B81.2.1
• Mermaids tear their mortal lovers to pieces. B81.2.2
• Mermaid leads people astray. B81.3
• Mermaid appears at midnight, entices people into water. B81.3.1
• Mermaid appears once each year, sings in choir, entices young man to follow her. B81.3.2
• Mermaid captures a maiden. B81.4
• Mermaid sits on knight's bedpost. B81.5
• Mermaid has human midwife. B81.6
• Mermaid warns of bad weather. B81.7
• Mermaid prophesies. B81.7.1
• Mermaid cannot pass through ice. B81.8
• Appearance of mermaid. B81.9
• Mermaid's hair reaches her waist. B81.9.1
• Mermaid has wooly hair. B81.9.1.1
• Mermaid has large breasts. B81.9.2
• Mermaid half-beautiful, half-monstrous. B81.9.3
• Giant mermaid. B81.9.4
• Skin of mermaid. B81.9.5
• Mermaid has white skin. B81.9.5.1
• Mermaid has brown skin. B81.9.5.2
• Mermaid swallows man. B81.10
• Mermaid's singing causes sleep. Girl tumbles from boat and drowns. B81.11
• When mermaid appears. B81.12
• Mermaid appears at midnight. B81.12.1
• Mermaid appears once each year. B81.12.2
• Miscellaneous actions of mermaid. B81.13
• Mermaid asks captain to move boat which blocks entrance to her dwelling. B81.13.1
• Mermaid is washed up on beach. B81.13.2
• Sight of mermaid bathing makes man immortal. B81.13.3
• Mermaid gives mortals gold from sea bottom. B81.13.4
• Giant mermaid (man) cast ashore. B81.13.5
• Mermaid sings divinely in church (before enticing man away). B81.13.6
• Mermaid appears as omen of catastrophe. B81.13.7
• Curse by mermaid. B81.13.8
• Mermaid ruins seducer of her adopted daughter. B81.13.9
• Mermaid prevents raising of sunken church bell. (Cf. C401.4.) B81.13.10
• Mermaid captured. B81.13.11
• Mermaid caught by fishermen. B81.13.11.1
• Mermaid lives for three hundred years under lake. B81.13.12
• Merman. B82
• Merman marries maiden. B82.1
• Merman demands princess. B82.1.1
• Harp music makes merman restore stolen bride. B82.1.2
• Merman demands cattle as offering. B82.2
• Youth takes service with merman. B82.3
• Merman teaches music. B82.4
• Merman attacked by putting steel in the water. B82.5
• Merman caught by fisherman (released). B82.6
• Merman lays hands on side of canoe. B82.7
• Fish with human face. B83
• Other mythical animals. B90
• Mythical serpent. B91
• Naga. Serpent demon. B91.1
• Plumed serpent. B91.2
• Horned snake. B91.3
• Sky-traveling snake. B91.4
• Sea-serpent. B91.5
• Sea-serpent dilates and contracts. B91.5.1
• Lake-serpent (monster). B91.5.2
• Lake-serpent (monster) in form of woman. B91.5.2.1
• Serpent causes flood. B91.6
• Serpent is immortal. B91.7
• Other mythical reptiles. B92
• Mythical spider. B93
• Mythical crustacean. B94
• Mythical crab. B94.1
• Vegetable lamb. Generated from ground. Umbilical cord is in the ground and the lambs will die if it is forcibly severed. They are frightened into severing it themselves and then live. Vertebrae of the neck planted to produce new ones. B95
• Vegetable lamb born from melons (as from eggs). B95.1
• Marine lamb. Wool taken from sea lamb. (Really textiles from shell-fish pinna). B95.2
• Beast with human head and shape of smith's bellows. B96
• Mythical frog. B98
• Mythical animals – miscellaneous. B99
• Mythical salamander. B99.1
• Mythical worm. B99.2
• Treasure animals. B100
• Treasure found in slain helpful animal. B100.1
• Magic animal supplies treasure. B100.2
• Animals with members of precious metal (jewels). B101
• Bird with golden head. B101.1
• Bird with wings of silver. B101.1.1
• Bird with golden feet. B101.1.2
• Treasure-hog. Alternate bristles of gold and silver; at each step a side of pork falls from him. B101.2
• Boar with golden bristles. B101.2.1
• Ram with golden fleece. B101.3
• Hind with golden horns. B101.4
• Stag with golden antlers and silver feet. B101.4.1
• Stag with gold and silver on horns and neck, and a silver bell. B101.4.2
• Monster (whale) with golden teeth. B101.5
• Fish with gold and silver heads. B101.6
• Serpent with jewel in head. (Cf. B112, B176). B101.7
• Cow with silver horns. B101.8
• Big ox with gold and silver in the horns. B101.8.1
• Mongoose with golden hair and silver ears. B101.9
• Animal of precious metal (jewels). B102
• Golden bird. Bird with golden feathers. B102.1
• Golden hawk. B102.1.1
• Golden peacock. B102.1.2
• Golden goose. B102.1.3
• Golden horse. (Cf. B181.) B102.2
• Golden deer. B102.3
• Golden fish. B102.4
• Fish of silver. B102.4.1
• Golden calf. B102.5
• Silver calf. B102.5.1
• Golden serpent. B102.6
• Golden dog. B102.7
• Golden crab. B102.8
• Treasure-producing animals. B103
• Treasure-producing turkey. B103.0.1
• Magic bird produces unlimited food. B103.0.2
• Gold-producing ram. B103.0.3
• Gold-producing serpent. B103.0.4
• Grateful snake gives gold piece daily. B103.0.4.1
• Treasure-giving goat. B103.0.5
• Gold-producing lion. B103.0.6
• Magic jewel obtained from elephant. B103.0.7
• Treasure received from tiger. B103.0.8
• Treasure-dropping animals. B103.1
• Gold-producing ass. Droppings of gold. B103.1.1
• Cow drops gold dung. B103.1.2
• Pearl-dropping cow. B103.1.2.1
• Gold-producing dog. Droppings of gold. B103.1.3
• Gold-making deer. B103.1.4
• Gold-making bird. B103.1.5
• Magic tortoise fed with salt gives pearls. B103.1.6
• Treasure-laying animals. B103.2
• Treasure-laying bird. Bird lays money or golden eggs or an egg at every step. B103.2.1
• Animal giving treasure as milk. B103.3
• Goat giving coins instead of milk. B103.3.1
• Animal spitting (vomiting) treasure. B103.4
• Fish with coin in mouth. B103.4.1
• Silver and gold run from cod's mouth. B103.4.1.1
• Serpent with jewel in his mouth. B103.4.2
• Grateful snake spits out lump of gold for his rescuer. B103.4.2.1
• Snake vomits jewels. B103.4.2.2
• Dog vomits gold and silver. B103.4.3
• Animal laying treasure in water. B103.5
• Serpent lays treasure in lake. B103.5.1
• Animal producing treasure by bite. B103.6
• Serpent's bite produces ornaments and clothes. B103.6.1
• Animal producing treasure at death. B103.7
• When destructive bird is killed, barn is found full of gold. B103.7.1