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- 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