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• Creator with dragon's head. A18.1
• Creator with two horns on head. A18.2
• God monstrous as to head. A123.4
• God with many heads. A123.4.1
• God with three heads. A123.4.1.1
• God with seven heads. A123.4.1.2
• God with eight heads. A123.4.1.3
• God with head of stone. A123.4.2
• God (deity) girdled with snakes; on his forehead shines the moon. A123.10
• Deity with animal's head. A131.3
• Deity with cat's head. A131.3.1
• Goddess with pig's head. A131.3.2
• God with ram's head. (Cf. A132.14.) A131.3.3
• Smoldering fire of volcano as head of goddess. A139.8.3
• Head of god bitten off by shark. A179.4
• Deity ascertains destiny of newborn babe and inscribes it upon his forehead. A189.7
• 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
• Culture hero has three heads of hair of different colors. A526.4
• Tree in hell made of living heads of the dead. A671.2.3
• Sun and moon as spangle which falls from creator's forehead into his own urine. A714.6
• Sun from head of youth offered in sacrifice. A718.1
• Earth from serpent's head. Earth reared on head of serpent floating in primeval water. A815.1
• Goddess standing on her head supports earth. A842.1
• Old woman supports earth on her head. A842.2
• Earth rests on cobra's head. A844.8
• Origin of hills and ridges: pieces of shattered god's head. A962.8
• Indentions on rocks from head of infant hero (saint). A972.5.1
• New race from stones thrown over head after deluge. (Cf. A1254.1.) A1245.1
• New race from seeds thrown over head after deluge. (Cf. A1245.1., A1006.) A1254.1
• Son of first human couple murdered by tiger sent by god; his head becomes the sun, his chest the moon, and his blood gives the red earth its color. A1277.3
• Women at first with breasts on their foreheads. A1313.4.1
• Why men become gray-headed. A1315.1
• Origin of bald heads. A1315.2
• Bad women because of head exchanged with devil. Devil (serpent) and woman fight. St. Peter cuts off their heads and exchanges them. A1371.1
• Introduction of broad-headed spears into Leinster. A1459.1.2
• Foreigners heads exchanged with those of devils in fight. A1610.1.1
• Origin of "goat-heads" from curse of Ham. A1614.1.2
• Heads of various people. A1663
• Why Babylonians are round headed. A1663.1
• Insects from body of slain monster. Usually the monster is burnt; sometimes the insects come from his head, sometimes from his body as it burns. (Cf. A1716.1.) A2001
• Spider carries large stone on head and drops it: hence spiders under stones. (Cf. A2433.5.3.) A2211.6
• Lizard dips head in palm-oil: cause of red head. (Cf. 2320.3.) A2211.8
• Lizard swallows fish bone: hence head bobs up and down. (Cf. A2474.1.) A2211.9
• Rat defecates on octopus's head: origin of tubercles on head. A2211.14
• Frightened rabbit puts head in charred tree: hence black ears. (Cf. A2325.2.) A2212.1
• Mole struck on head in attempt to steal fire: hence his flat head. A2213.5.1
• Red fruit thrown at rail's (bird's) head: hence red lump on head. (Cf. A2321.8.) A2215.4
• Why sheep walk with bowed heads: they have remained so after having bowed to God. A2221.9
• Nit tries to bore through man's head: must remain at edge of hair. (Cf. A2433.5.1.) A2236.6
• Hare punished for perjury: eyes deep in head. (Cf. A2332.4.1.) A2239.1
• Animal punished for hardheadedness (frog toothless, mole sightless). A2239.8
• Snake and turtle exchange head for fangs. Explains snake's fangs and snake-like head of turtle. (Cf. A2320.2, A2345.5.) A2247.2
• Wool on his forehead awarded sheep in lawsuit. He is given the privilege of keeping it when the rest of his body is shorn. (Cf. A2322.5.) A2255.1
• Lizard loses lawsuit: must bob his head. Lizard and ant accused of theft of king's crow. Ant pours boiling water down lizard's throat. When case is tried, lizard cannot talk but only bobs head up and down. Adjudged guilty and condemned to bob his head eternally. (Cf. A2474.1.) A2255.2
• Origin of steel-head salmon's flat body. A2305.1.1
• Why crow's head is bald. A2317.4
• Why john-crow has bald head. A2317.11
• Origin of animal characteristics: head. A2320
• How snake got small head. (Cf. A2213.1.) A2320.1
• Why weaver bird's head is small. A2320.1.1
• How turtle got snake-like head. (Cf. A2247.2.) A2320.2
• How lizard got red head. (Cf. A2211.8.) A2320.3
• Origin of mudhen's red head. A2320.3.1
• Why crab has no head. A2320.4
• Why bird's head is so large. A2320.5
• Why crocodile has marks of water pot on head. A2320.6
• Why palm-rat has swollen head. A2320.7
• Origin of red lump on rail's head. (Cf. A2215.4.) A2321.8
• Why sheep may keep wool which grows on his forehead. (Cf. A2255.1.) A2322.5
• Why dove's head is marked as it is. A2330.7
• Why rail (bird) has red forehead. A2330.8
• Why eagle-owl's head turns on its neck. A2351.2
• Why hawks put heads of mice, etc. on pile of stones. A2452.3
• Why some animals continually shake head. A2474
• Why lizard bobs head up and down. (Cf. A2255.2, A2211.9.) A2474.1
• Why hare shakes head. A2474.2
• Why owl shakes head. A2474.3
• Why tiger cannot come down a tree head foremost. A2577
• Coconut tree from head of slain monster. A2611.3
• Blood from wizard becomes red grain of cedar. Bleeding head of wizard who tries to kill the sun placed on top of a tree. (Cf. A2755.1.) A2731.3
• Why leaves hang head downward. A2768
• Why babies have soft spots in head. A2875
• Many-headed dragon. (Cf. B15.1.2.) B11.2.3
• Seven-headed dragon. B11.2.3.1
• Three-headed dragon. B11.2.3.2
• Six-headed dragon. B11.2.3.3
• Nine-headed dragon. B11.2.3.4
• Twelve-headed dragon. B11.2.3.5
• Two-headed dragon. B11.2.3.6
• Dragon with jewel in head. B11.2.14
• Self-returning dragon's head. (Cf. B11.2.3, B11.11.2.) B11.5.5
• Hero's dogs (horse) prevent dragon's heads from rejoining body. (Cf. B11.2.3.) B11.11.2
• Animal unusual as to his head. B15.1
• Headless animals. B15.1.1
• Headless dog. B15.1.1.1
• Many-headed animal. (Cf. B15.7.2.) B15.1.2
• Two-headed animal. B15.1.2.1
• Two-headed serpent. One head in front and one at rear. B15.1.2.1.1
• Two-headed tiger. B15.1.2.1.2
• Jaguar with two heads. B15.1.2.1.3