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- Twin gods – one mortal, other immortal. A116.1
- God half mortal, half immortal. Hair, skin, flesh, bones and marrow are mortal; mind, voice, breath, eye, and ear are immortal. (prajapati). A122
- Magic food gives immortality to gods. A153.2
- Magic drink gives immortality to gods. (Cf. D1040.) A154.1
- Sky immortal, changing skin like a snake. A702.9
- Origin of death: serpent given immortality instead of man. Renews his skin. A1335.5
- Hydra: nine-headed monster. Middle head immortal. B15.1.2.8.1
- Immortal horses. B19.3.1
- Immortal bird. (Cf. B32.) B37
- Sight of mermaid bathing makes man immortal. B81.13.3
- Serpent is immortal. B91.7
- Immortal horse. B184.1.8
- Immortal animals. B843
- Immortal serpent. B843.1
- Immortal donkey. B843.2
- Tabu: disbelief in immortality. C61.2
- Immortality lost because of breach of tabu. C937.1
- Magic object gives immortality. D1346
- Magic drink gives immortality. (Cf. D1040.) D1346.1
- Water of life destroyed to prevent immortality: too long life would become tiresome. D1346.1.1
- Nectar of immortality. (Cf. A154.) D1346.1.2
- Fountain of immortality. (Cf. D925, D926, D927, D1341.1, D1338.1.1.) D1346.2
- Food of immortality. (Cf. D1030.) D1346.3
- Magic honey gives immortality. (Cf. D1037.) D1346.3.1
- Tree of immortality. (Cf. D950.) D1346.4
- Plant of immortality. (Cf. D965.) D1346.5
- Fruit of immortality. (Cf. D981.) D1346.6
- Magic peach gives immortality. (Cf. D981.2.) D1346.6.1
- Apple of immortality. (Cf. D981.1.) D1346.6.2
- Pill of immortality. (Cf. D1243.) D1346.7
- Magic ointment gives immortality. Burning at night and anointment with magic ointment by day. (Cf. D1244.) D1346.8
- Oil of immortality. (Cf. D1244.) D1346.8.1
- Magic sword gives immortality. (Cf. D1081.) D1346.9
- Magic water (sprinkled) gives immortality. (Cf. D1242.) D1346.10
- Medicine gives immortality. (Cf. D1241.) D1346.11
- Incense gives immortality. (Cf. D1295.) D1346.12
- Filth (dirt, excrements) eaten gives immortality. (Cf. D1002.) D1346.13
- Magic cup gives immortality. (Cf. D1171.6.) D1346.14
- Immortality. (Cf. D1346.) D1850
- Immortality useless without eternal youth. D1850.1
- Woman changes into an immortal. D1850.2
- Immortality bestowed. D1851
- Immortality by burning. D1851.1
- Immortality gained from bargain with Death. D1851.2
- Immortality bestowed by saint. (Cf. V220.) D1851.3
- Immortality bestowed by Christ. (Cf. V211.) D1851.4
- Immortality bestowed by deity. D1851.5
- Immortality exchanged. Wounded Centaur immortal but cannot be cured. He gives away his immortality to Prometheus and is thus allowed to die. D1853
- Immortality exchanged for death on alternate days. D1853.1
- Giant immortal so long as he touches land of his birth. D1854
- Three Nephites are granted quasi-immortal state by Jesus Christ at time of resurrection. (Cf. V294.) D1856.2
- Origin of reincarnation: miscarried message of immortality. E600.1
- Journey to the Land of the Immortals. F116
- Fairies' food gives immortality. F243.5
- Fairies as sprites who have been given immortality. F251.5
- Fairies immortal. F259.1.4
- Giant immortal. F531.6.4.3
- Quest for plant of immortality. H1333.2.1
- Quest for immortality. H1376.7
- Solomon refuses water of immortality for himself when he cannot have it for his possessions also. J369.1
- Immortal as helper. N819.1
- Request for immortality punished by transformation into tree. Q338.1
- Doctrine of immortality taught by druids. V311.0.1