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• Beast as creator. A13.1
• Beast as creator's companion. A33.1
• Wild beasts as messengers of the gods. A165.2.1.1
• God of whirlwind. Typhon. He is represented as having serpents' heads on his shoulders, as having a voice like the sound of many beasts and eyes which flash fire. A282.1
• Beast guardians of the four quarters. A417.1
• God of domestic beasts. A441.1
• God of wild beasts. A443.1
• Beast as culture hero. A522.1
• River valley licked out by giant beast. A951.1
• Indentions on rocks from prints left by man (beast). (Cf. A901.) A972
• Man given dominion over beasts. A1421.1
• Hare runs away at creation; almost loses tail. When, as the most timid of all beasts, he runs away, God throws a tail at him from a pile of tails. (Cf. A2378.4.1.) A2215.2
• Fantastic beasts, birds, etc., in art. B5
• Mythical beasts and hybrids. B10
• Beasts with fiery eyes. B15.4.2
• Seven-legged beast. B15.6.3.3
• Beasts that destroy vineyards and steal fruit. B16.0.1
• Tormenting beast in man's stomach. B16.0.2
• Sea-beast: when it belches landward, it causes disease; upward it kills birds; downward, fishes and sea animals. B16.4.1.1.2
• Hostile beasts. B17.1
• Hostile sea-beasts. B17.2.1
• Other mythical beasts. B19
• Beast-men. Combinations of bestial and human form. B20
• Beast-men in the lower world. B20.2
• Other combinations of beast and man. B29
• Bird-beasts. B40
• Bird-beasts – miscellaneous. B49
• Fish-beasts. B70
• Beast with human head and shape of smith's bellows. B96
• Beasts with magic wisdom. B121
• Prophetic domestic beasts. B141
• Prophetic wild beasts. B142
• Beasts furnish omens. B147.1
• Beasts of good omen. B147.1.1
• Beasts of ill-omen. B147.1.2
• Fox as beast of ill-omen. B147.1.2.1
• Cat as beast of ill-omen. B147.1.2.2
• Mouse as beast of ill-omen. B147.1.2.3
• Jackal as beast of ill-omen. B147.1.2.4
• Beast determines road to be taken. B151.1
• Formerly animals and man spoke the same language. God took the power of speech from the animals because men refused to kill speaking beasts. B210.3
• Speaking beasts – domestic. B211.1
• Speaking beast – wild. B211.2
• Speaking sea-beast. B211.2.7
• King of beasts (quadrupeds). B241
• Various beasts as king of beasts. B241.1
• King of the various kinds of beasts. B241.2
• Man transformed to beast becomes leader of herd. B241.3
• Beast invokes saint's protection. B251.4.1
• Wild beast seeks protection of saint against hunters. B251.4.1.1
• Beast wedding. B281
• Domestic beast as messenger. B291.2
• Wild beast as messenger. B291.3
• Helpful domestic beasts. B400
• Helpful wild beasts. B430
• Helpful wild beasts – felidae. B431
• Helpful wild beasts – mustelidae. B433
• Helpful wild beasts – canidae and other carnivora. B435
• Helpful wild beasts – rodentia. B437
• Helpful wild beasts – primata. B441
• Helpful wild beasts – ungulata. B443
• Helpful wild beasts – miscellaneous. B449
• Centaur rescues man from beast-infested jungle. B547.3
• Sea-beast allows voyager to land upon his back. B556
• Marriage of person to beast. (Cf. B641, B651). B601
• Beast paramour. (Cf. B601.) B611
• Beast as suitor. B621
• Marriage to beast by day and man by night. (Cf. D621.) B640.1
• Marriage to person in beast form. (Cf. B601, B651.) B641
• Marriage to beast in human form. (Cf. B601, B641.) B651
• Panther's sweet smell protects him from other beasts. B732
• Giant beasts. B871
• Giant domestic beasts. B871.1
• Giant wild beasts. B871.2
• Tabu: eating flesh of certain beast. C221.1.1
• Tabu: beast-husband staying too long at home: becomes sick. C713.3.1
• Transformation: man to wild beast (mammal). D110
• Transformation: man to domestic beast (mammal). D130
• Transformation: wild beast (mammal) to person. D310
• Transformation: domestic beast (mammal) to person. D330
• Hairy anchorite. Beast-like man seduced by beautiful woman becomes human and handsome. D733.1
• Beauty and the beast. Disenchantment of animal by being kissed by woman (man). D735.1
• Saint's bachall overcomes beast in hell. D1400.1.12.1
• Saint forces a beast (leopard, wolf) to bring back stolen child (domestic animal) to his mother (owner). D2156.3
• Ghost of domestic beast. E521
• Ghost of wild beast. E522
• Beasts in otherworld. F167.1.1
• Beast-like anchorite. Walks on all fours; covered with hair like beast; has horns like beast. (Cf. F521.1.) F526.4
• Wild man. Man lives alone in wood like a beast. F567
• Castle guarded by beasts. F771.5.1
• Sheep never harmed by wild beasts. F989.5
• Old woman calls beasts together to join her in feast on human flesh. G11.6.3
• Giant herdsman. Hideous beastlike giant guards a herd of wild fighting animals. Herdsman can seize one of them in such a way as to make rest beg mercy. G152
• Witch in form of domestic beast. G211.1
• Witch in form of wild beast. G211.2
• Devil in form of domestic beast. G303.3.3.1
• Devil in form of wild beast. G303.3.3.2
• Domestic beast as ogre. G351
• Wild beast as ogre. G352
• Riddle: what is that which is neither man nor jinn nor beast nor bird? (Louse and ant.) H862