243 motifs match “serpent” — showing the first 100; narrow the words for the rest  ·  back to the chapters

• Devil in serpent form tempts first woman (Satan and Eve). A63.6
• 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
• Seven worlds above and below. An angel upholds the seven worlds on his shoulders. Under him in turn are: rock, bull, fish, vast sea, air, fire, and serpent. A651.3.1
• Serpent supports sky. A665.6
• Serpents in hell. A671.2.1
• World of serpents. A696
• Earth from serpent's head. Earth reared on head of serpent floating in primeval water. A815.1
• Earth rests on tortoise, serpent, elephant. (Cf. A1145.1.) A844.6
• Serpent supports the earth. (Cf. A844.6.) A844.12
• Midgard Serpent. A serpent surrounds the earth. A876
• Mountains spring from scattered parts of slain giant serpent's body. A961.4
• Serpent king causes flood by damming rivers. A1019.2
• Thor battles Midgard serpent at end of world. A1082.3
• Origin of death: serpent given immortality instead of man. Renews his skin. A1335.5
• Origin of menstruation – Eve and the serpent. It is a punishment because Eve had intercourse with the serpent. A1355.1
• Bad women because of head exchanged with devil. Devil (serpent) and woman fight. St. Peter cuts off their heads and exchanges them. A1371.1
• Creation of snake (serpent). A2145
• Origin of horned serpent. A2145.0.1
• Only one serpent had sting: fed poison to the rest. A2219.3
• What creature has sweetest blood: gnat's tongue torn out. Assembly to decide who has the sweetest blood so that it may be the food for the serpent. Gnat discovers that man has the sweetest blood. Rather than let him tell this secret, swallow tears out his tongue. Gnat can only buzz. (Cf. A2344.2, A2426.3.2.) A2236.1
• Serpent steals from God's coat a stick for his back. (Cf. A2356.1.1.) A2262.3
• God makes serpent ugly. (Cf. A2402.1, A2494.) A2286.0.1
• Why serpent has no ears. A2325.8
• Why serpent's mouth is closed. A2341.3.1
• Origin of serpent's blood and venom. A2367.3.1
• Cause of serpent's ugliness. (Cf. A2286.0.1.) A2402.1
• Copulation of serpents. A2496.2
• Why men, fish and serpents face each other in copulation. A2496.3
• Why water serpents are not venomous. (Cf. A2532.1.) A2531.1
• Origin of enmity between serpent and man. A2585.1
• Dragon as modified serpent. B11.2.1.1
• Serpents play with precious green stone. B11.6.2.2
• Basilisk. A mythical lizard or serpent whose hissing drives away all other serpents. B12
• Two-headed serpent. One head in front and one at rear. B15.1.2.1.1
• Three-headed serpent. B15.1.2.2.2
• Seven-headed serpent. B15.1.2.6.1
• Nine-headed serpent. B15.1.2.8.2
• Ten-headed serpent. B15.1.2.9
• Twelve-headed serpent. B15.1.2.10.1
• Hundred-headed serpent (monster). B15.1.2.10.2
• Thousand-headed serpent. B15.1.2.10.3
• Six-mouthed serpent. B15.2.1
• Cerberus. The hell hound with three heads, a serpent's tail, and a writhing tangle of snakes from his body. B15.7.1
• Giant devastating serpent. B16.5.1
• Devastating serpent with fiery breath. B16.5.1.1
• Devastating (man-eating) sea-monster (serpent). B16.5.1.2
• Serpent sucks man's breath (blood). B16.5.1.2.1
• Fiery serpent. B19.4.2
• Lamia. Face of woman, body of serpent (or body of sow, and legs of horse). B29.1
• Echidna. Half woman, half serpent. B29.2
• Serpent with human head. B29.2.1
• Man with serpent's head. B29.2.2
• Mythical serpent. B91
• Naga. Serpent demon. B91.1
• Plumed serpent. B91.2
• Sea-serpent. B91.5
• Sea-serpent dilates and contracts. B91.5.1
• Lake-serpent (monster). B91.5.2
• Lake-serpent (monster) in form of woman. B91.5.2.1
• Serpent causes flood. B91.6
• Serpent is immortal. B91.7
• Serpent with jewel in head. (Cf. B112, B176). B101.7
• Golden serpent. B102.6
• Gold-producing serpent. B103.0.4
• Serpent with jewel in his mouth. B103.4.2
• Serpent lays treasure in lake. B103.5.1
• Serpent's bite produces ornaments and clothes. B103.6.1
• Animal lying on treasure. Serpent with gold under him. B106
• Serpent as patron of wealth. B108.1
• [First Edition: B108. Treasure-serpent. (Cf. B112, B176.)] B108[1st ed.]
• Treasure-producing serpent's crown. (Cf. B108.1, B115.1, B176). B112
• Wise serpent. (Cf. B161–165, B176.) B123.1
• Serpent's wisdom from eating from tree of knowledge. B123.1.1
• Wisdom from serpent. B161
• Power of soothsaying from serpents' licking ears. (Cf. B165.1.1., B176.) Frazer Apollodorus II 48 n. 2. B161.1
• Fortune learned from serpent. B161.2
• Wisdom from eating serpent. (Cf. B176.) B161.3
• Power of seeing whether the dead go to heaven or hell is gained from serpent. B161.4
• Animal languages learned from serpent (not eaten). (Cf. B176.) B165.1
• Animal languages learned by having ears licked by serpent. (Cf. B161.1.) B165.1.1
• Animal languages from stolen serpent's crown. (Cf. B176.) B165.1.2
• Magic serpent. (Cf. B108, B112, B123, B161–165.) B176.1
• Serpent as deceiver in paradise. B176.1.1
• Serpent as magician. B191.7
• Speaking snake (serpent). B211.6.1
• Serpent language. B215.5
• Animal languages learned from eating serpent. (Cf. B176.) B217.1.1
• Procurator of rats. Serpent has the office. B221.2.1
• Kingdom of serpents. B225.1
• King of serpents (snakes). B244.1
• Serpent king resides in lake. B244.1.2
• Gigantic hood of serpent king. B244.1.3
• War between serpents and storks. B263.7
• Animals ring bell and demand justice. A king has a bell which petitioners for justice may ring and thus summon him. The bell is rung by a serpent which is being menaced by a turtle (or by an old horse who wishes to complain against a cruel master). B271.3
• Serpent as saint's whip. B292.12
• Llewellyn and his dog. Dog has saved child from serpent. Father sees bloody mouth, thinks the dog has eaten the child, and kills the dog. B331.2
• Man attempts to kill faithful serpent at wife's instigation. Loses everything. B335.1
• Bird grateful for being saved from attacking serpent. B364.4
• Serpent released: grateful. B375.9
• Serpent relieved from sand blown in eyes: grateful. B385