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- 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
- Serpents in hell. A671.2.1
- World of serpents. A696
- 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
- Serpents play with precious green stone. B11.6.2.2
- Basilisk. A mythical lizard or serpent whose hissing drives away all other serpents. B12
- Power of soothsaying from serpents' licking ears. (Cf. B165.1.1., B176.) Frazer Apollodorus II 48 n. 2. B161.1
- Kingdom of serpents. B225.1
- King of serpents (snakes). B244.1
- War between serpents and storks. B263.7
- Winged serpents pull chariot through sky. B558.7
- Transformation: bread to serpents. (Cf. D444.1, D444.2, D469.11, D471.1.) D444.4
- Transformation: oars and masts to serpents. D444.11
- Transformation: blood drops to serpents. D447.3.1.1
- Parts of sorcerer's body turn into serpents. D447.9
- Magic object taken in the serpents' country. D838.4
- Diamond charms serpents into harmlessness. (Cf. D1071.) D1442.11
- Automatic figures on harp – birds, serpents, hounds. D1620.2.5