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- Gods have ichor, not blood: can be wounded but not killed. A139.9.2
- Culture hero can be wounded. A526.1
- Dragon dips wounded part in holy well, is healed immediately. B11.12.1.2
- Boar acts as physician for holy man: licks his wounded feet. B256.6.3
- Helpful animal cares for wounded (sick) master. B536
- Blood of wounded centaur as love philtre. (Cf. D1016.) D1355.2.2.1
- Wound healed by water from place wounded man's heel dragged. (Cf. D1240.) D1503.16
- Immortality exchanged. Wounded Centaur immortal but cannot be cured. He gives away his immortality to Prometheus and is thus allowed to die. D1853
- Fairy wounded by mortal is healed only by obtaining mortal's blessing. (Cf. D659.5.) D2161.4.10.2.1
- Ewe's hide grafted to skinless head of wounded man. E785.1.1
- Wounded otherworld king in Ireland. F184.1
- Fairies can be wounded. F254.4
- Fairy music so potent it would cause wounded men to sleep. F262.6
- Fairy wounded by mortal. F389.3
- Fury enables wounded soldiers to continue fighting. Die at end of battle. F1041.16.6.7
- Don't drive away the flies. Wounded animal (man) refuses to have the flies driven away since they are now sated and their places will be taken by fierce and hungry flies. J215.1
- Wolf tries to eat bowstring. Finds hunter, gazelle, and wild boar dead. Tries first to eat the bowstring, and is mortally wounded. J514.2
- Kites and crows quarrel over division of wounded fox. Meantime fox escapes. J581.5
- Deceptive land purchase: king, as reward for help in winning battle, promises wounded chieftain as much land as his chariot can travel around; bribes charioteer to turn back whenever chieftain faints from loss of blood. K185.7.3
- Partridge pretending to be wounded entices woman from food while jackal eats it. K341.5.2