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Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
B11.2.1.9. Dragon as modified ram. Smith Dragon 134 (Egyptian, Soudanese, West African, Hindu, Chinese, Japanese, American Indian). The evidence of this identification is merely the spiral horn.
B11.2.1.10. Dragon as modified deer. Smith Dragon 131.
B11.2.1.11. Dragon as modified eagle. Smith Dragon 92f., 108.
B11.4.1. Flying dragon.
B11.2.1.12. Dragon as other modified animal. Smith Dragon 108 (falcon), 165ff. (octopus, whale).
B11.2.2. Color of dragon. Smith Dragon 108 (blue), 137 (red). — Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "dragons" (regiment of green dragons). — Icel.: Bósa saga 62 (golden).
B11.2.2.1. Dragon with golden feathers. Icel.: *Boberg.
B11.2.3. Many-headed dragon. (Cf. B15.1.2.) — Danish: Fb "hoved" 65b; Jones PMLA XXIII 569. — Greek: Fox 87 (hundred); Persian: Carnoy 265 (three); Japanese: Anesaki 228 (eight), 333 (nine).
F531.1.2.2. Many-headed giant. G361.1.3. Many-headed ogre. G304.1.3. Many-headed troll.
B11.2.3.1. Seven-headed dragon. *Type 300; Smith Dragon 211f. — Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "bête". Missouri French: Carrière; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 42 No. 302*A; Gaster Thespis 80f, 186. — India: Thompson-Balys; Araucanian: Alexander Lat. Am. 327.
G11.17. Seven-mouthed cannibal ogre. G215.1. Seven-headed witch.
B11.2.3.2. Three-headed dragon. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges; Africa (Fulah): Frobenius Atlantis VI 182ff. No. 4.
B11.2.3.3. Six-headed dragon. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges.
B11.2.3.4. Nine-headed dragon. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges.
B11.2.3.5. Twelve-headed dragon. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges.
B11.2.3.6. Two-headed dragon. England: Baughman.
B11.2.4. Feet of dragon.
F551. Remarkable feet.
B11.2.4.1. Feet of dragon — number. Irish myth: Cross; Japanese: Smith Dragon 101f.; Chinese: Werner 368.
B11.2.4.2. Feet of dragon — nature. Cloven hoofs: Smith Dragon 137. — Claws: Chinese: Werner 368.
B11.2.5. Horns of dragon. Smith Dragon 137. — Chinese: Werner 368, Eberhard FFC CXX 73, 85.
B11.2.6. Wings of dragon. Smith Dragon 137. — Chinese: Werner 368.
B11.2.7. Snakes issue from dragon's shoulders. Persian: Carnoy 320.
B11.2.8. Tail of dragon. Smith Dragon 137; Fb "drage" (if one throws fire over dragon's long tail, the tail falls and is full of treasure).
B11.2.8.1. Dragon encircles city with its tail. India: Thompson-Balys.
B11.2.9. Heart of dragon. Fb "hjærte" 631b.
D1015.1.2. Magic dragon heart. D1500.1.9.3. Dragon's heart-blood as remedy.
