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- Creator offspring of dual powers of nature. (Male and female principles.) A23
- God promises mortal prosperity for man and offspring. A182.3.4.2
- Culture hero offspring of woman and jaguar. A511.1.8.2
- Universe as offspring of creator. The Sky Father begets various parts of the universe by his various wives. A615
- Sun as offspring of moon. A715.5
- Rivers and streams offspring of marriage of Ocean and his sister. A938
- Man as offspring of creator. A1216
- Offspring of first parents. A1277
- First parents devour offspring. A1277.1
- Origin of races from mixed offspring of animal marriage. A1610.3
- Offspring of marriage to animal. B630
- Human offspring from marriage to animal. B631
- Human offspring of marriage of person and jaguar. B631.7
- Human offspring of marriage of person and lion. B631.8
- Human offspring of marriage of person and snake. B631.9
- Animal offspring from marriage to animal. B632
- Human and animal offspring from marriage to animal. B633
- Monstrous offspring from animal marriage. B634
- Monstrous offspring of sea-horse and woman. B634.1
- Offspring of human and animal intercourse. B636
- Crab's offspring born through its chest. B754.7.1
- Transformation by offspring of fairy and mortal. D683.7.1
- Offspring of living and dead person. (Cf. E322.1, T540.) E474.1
- Offspring of fairy and mortal. F305
- Offspring of fairy and mortal extraordinarily beautiful. F305.2
- Offspring of fairy and mortal has long hair and beard at birth. F305.3
- Offspring of marriage between mortal and water-spirit. F420.6.1.6
- Offspring of trolls. F455.11
- Mountain-girl marries mortal man. Supernaturally strong man as offspring. F460.4.1
- Animal controls sex of offspring. F987
- Bird controls sex and appearance of offspring. Hatches seven eggs – three under each wing and one under breast. The right wing hatches three red males, the left three green females. The egg under the breast shares the characteristics of both sex and color – but dies. F987.1
- Horses are offspring of the devil. One cannot trust them. G303.10.8
- Lizards are offspring of the devil. G303.10.10
- Test: to prophesy offspring of cow and mare. H528.1
- Quality of offspring preferred to quantity. J281
- Eagle prefers own offspring to changeling. J497
- Pseudo-magic letter (charm): to aid in engendering offspring. Obscene contents. K115.1.4
- Mother reveals fact that son is offspring of supernatural father. P231.5
- Man transformed to female (human or animal) bears offspring. (Cf. T554.0.1.) T578.2