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- Gods of the Quarters. A god or spirit for each of the world-quarters, north, south, east, and west. A417
- Beast guardians of the four quarters. A417.1
- Four gods at world-quarters support the sky. A665.2.1.1
- Moon's phases caused by watcher's death. Moon is hung in tree and is tended by four men. As one dies it loses a quarter. Later it is united in the lower world. A755.2
- Moon stolen and divided into quarters. A755.4.2
- Earth square with four quarters. A871
- (Four) persons who, in four quarters of the world, survived the flood and thus preserved ancient tradition. A1029.2
- Winds of the four quarters established. A1127
- Determination of world quarters. The four cardinal points. A1182
- Adam's name composed of initial letters of four stars from the four quarters of the heavens. A1281.6.1
- Hippogriff. Horse with fore-quarters of griffin. B42.1
- Tabu: man entering woman's quarters in her absence. C182.2
- Forgetting Charon's fee. Philosopher forgets to put coin in mouth before death (Charon's fee). Charon: "Don't you know the custom?" Answer: "Yes, but I couldn't put off dying for a quarter!" E489.3
- Marvelous marksman can shoot eye off needle at quarter-mile distance. F661.5.5
- One door for each world quarter. F782.1.1
- How much does the moon weigh? A pound, for it has four quarters. H691.1.1
- King to avoid possible assassination has queen's quarters searched before he enters. J634.2
- Their own quarters need it more. Such is the answer given monks who insist that quarters occupied by the king and his train be reconsecrated. J1269.11
- Not in his line of business. At market a man enquires of another: "How is the moon, three-quarters or full?" "I don't know. I have neither bought nor sold one." J1354
- Oisin's poor diet in Patrick's house – pancake size of ivy leaf, measure of butter only size of rowan berry. Later Oisin gives Patrick quarter of a wild boar, servant ivy leaf and rowan berry. J1511.13
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