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Motifs — first 20 of 55
- Creator tries to devour his son, the culture hero. A71
- Dogs incited to devour souls in hell. A689.3.1
- Eclipse caused by monster devouring sun or moon. A737.1
- Sun devoured by monster at end of world. A1052.1
- World devoured by ogre. A1099.2
- First parents devour offspring. A1277.1
- Origin of Polish noblemen: from wheat dough that a bitch devours. A1656.1
- Devil's animals devour God's. God makes white fish, devil a pike to eat it up; God a worm, devil a frog to eat it, etc. (Cf. A1751.) A2286.2.1
- Dragon devours children. B11.10.3
- Cat devours flesh of man's legs. B16.1.1.3
- Man-devouring turtle. B16.5.4
- Animal spares man he is about to devour. B525
- Animals refuse to devour Cain to avenge murder of Abel. B591.0.1
- Animals which devour each other are restored to their original forms by command of a saint. E32.2
- Ghosts roast girl daily in oven and devour her flesh. E251.3.1.1
- Demon of gluttony devours man's food in his throat. F402.1.7
- Water-spirits are cannibals: devour mortal victim, suck blood. F420.4.3
- Deserted city. Inhabitants have been devoured. F766
- Deity lights a great fire, and all the children ogress has devoured come out of it. F913.2
- Frogs cast themselves into oven-flames and devour bread. F989.24