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- Living person becomes god. A104.1
- Culture hero reared (educated) by extraordinary (supernatural) personages. A511.3.2
- Moon's eclipse caused by moon's interfering between attacker and person attacked. A737.5
- Moon from object (person) thrown into sky. A741
- Person transformed to moon. A747
- Man in moon is person thrown or sent there as punishment. A751.1
- Man in moon a frog which has jumped into person's face and remains there. A751.3.1
- Moon as a person. A753
- Moon as person – miscellaneous. A753.3
- Earth from body of person (animal). A831
- Tidal wave or surge marks place of death of person. (Cf. A920.1.4, A936.) A913.1
- Person transforms self to river. A934.11.2
- Islands from transformed object or person. A955.10
- Indentions on rocks from marks of various persons. A972.5
- Indentions on rocks from weapons, knees, and elbows (of persons slain by hero). A972.5.4
- Rocks or hill-tops flat because persons (gods) slept or cooked on them. A972.5.5
- Why stones no longer grow: punishment for injuring foot of holy person. A975.1.1
- Preservation of life of certain persons in Ireland during Flood. (Cf. A1006.5.) A1005.1
- Ireland repopulated by persons who escape flood. A1006.5
- Persons excluded from Noah's ark build another ark and sail to Ireland. A1021.0.1
- (Four) persons who, in four quarters of the world, survived the flood and thus preserved ancient tradition. A1029.2
- Persons escape to sky and become thunder. A1142.3
- Man created from spittle of holy person. A1263.4
- Means of persuading persons to intercourse. A1352.2
- Origin of fire – found in person's own body. A1414.2
- Origin of fire – gift from god (supernatural person). A1414.4
- Original fire property of one person (animal). A1415.0.2
- Origin of wishing long life to person who sneezes. A1537.1
- Origin of commemorative religious meal (to memorialize death or actions of ancestor or holy person). A1549.1
- Origin of personal names. A1577
- Characteristics of various peoples – in personal appearance. A1660
- Animals from different parts of body of slain giant. Giant person, cow, ox, etc. A1716.1
- Animals from body of slain person. A1724.1
- Animals born from primeval mating of snake and person. A1772
- Adder harmful to holy person transformed to blindworm. (Cf. A1710, A1730, A2231.7.) A2145.5
- Animal harmful to holy person cursed. A2231.7
- Animal cries a lament for person lost when animal was transformed. (Cf. A2260, A2425.) A2275.1
- Why dog looks back at person who has beaten him. A2471.6.1
- Plants from body of slain person or animal. A2611
- Plants from grave of dead person or animal. A2611.0.1
- Corn from body of slain person. (Cf. A2685.1.) A2611.1
- Pepper plant from body of slain person. (Cf. A2686.3.) A2611.4
- Mandrake from blood of person hanged on gallows. (Cf. A2664.) A2611.5
- Grass from hair of slain person. A2611.6.1
- Plants from transformed person (animal). A2617
- Plants originate from experience of holy person. A2620
- Plants from tread of holy person. A2621
- Origin of plant from staff of holy person. A2624
- Plant punished for ungracious answer to holy person. A2721.3
- Horse allowed to go as it pleases, finds unknown person. B151.1.1.0.3
- Animal selects unknown person. B152
- Magic dog transformed person. B182.1.0.2
- Magic swine transformed person. B184.3.0.4
- Person frightened by animals successively replying to his remarks. Example: Man riding horse and followed by dog tells horse to jump over a hole. Horse says, "I will not." Man turns to dog and says, "Isn't that strange – a horse talking!" The dog says, "Yes, isn't it." Often the man runs, meeting other animals which answer him, until he falls exhausted. B210.1
- Knowledge of animal languages. Person understands them. B216
- Helpful animal an enchanted person. B313
- Animals save person's life. (Cf. B540.) B520
- Animal saves person's life – miscellaneous. B529
- Animal rescuer or retriever. Rescue person or retrieve lost object. B540
- Animal finds stolen person. B543
- Turtle (tortoise) carries person across river (ocean). B551.5
- Person carried by lion. B557.5
- Person carried by cat. B557.7
- Person carried by cobra. B557.8
- Person carried by locust. B557.9
- Person carried by tiger. B557.10
- Person (animal) carried by elephant. B557.11
- Person carried by peacock. B557.12
- Person carried by frog. B557.14
- Bird rests on person's shoulders. B575.2
- Animal as guard of person or house. B576.1
- Animal helps person to success in love. B582
- Animal rejuvenates person. B594
- Bird rejuvenates person. (Cf. B172). B594.1
- Animal helps person pass test. B599.2
- Marriage of person to animal. Extremely common. Only a few references are given. B600
- Marriage of person to beast. (Cf. B641, B651). B601
- Person plans to marry monkey. B601.7.1
- 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
- Son of dog ("cu," person). B635.4
- Son of three dogs ("con," persons). B635.4.1
- Marriage to person in animal form. B640
- Marriage to person in beast form. (Cf. B601, B651.) B641
- Marriage to person in dog form. (Cf. B635.4, D141.) B641.1
- Marriage to person in ass form. (Cf. D132.1.) B641.4
- Marriage to person in hedgehog form. B641.5
- Marriage to person in horse form. B641.6
- Marriage to person in monkey form. B641.7
- Marriage to person in opossum form. B641.8
- Marriage to person in bird form. (Cf. B602, D150.) B642
- Marriage to person in insect form. B643
- Marriage to person in caterpillar form. B643.3
- Marriage to person in fish form. B644
- Marriage to person in amphibian form. B645
- Marriage of person to transformed toad. B645.1
- Marriage to person in toad form. B645.1.1
- Marriage to person in frog form. B645.1.2
- Marriage to person in crocodile form. (Cf. D194.) B645.2