B. Animals
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B15.1.2.7. Eight-headed animal.
B15.1.2.8. Nine-headed animal.
B15.1.2.8.1. Hydra: nine-headed monster. Middle head immortal. — *Frazer Apollodorus I 187 n. 3.
F1041.5. Poison of hydra corrodes the skin.
B15.1.2.8.2. Nine-headed serpent. Fb. "hugormekonge".
B15.1.2.9. Ten-headed serpent. Hindu: Keith 154.
B15.1.2.10. Other many-headed animals.
B15.1.2.10.1. Twelve-headed serpent. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. India: Thompson-Balys.
B15.1.2.10.2. Hundred-headed serpent (monster). Irish myth: Cross.
B15.1.2.10.3. Thousand-headed serpent. Hindu: Penzer VI 61 n. 1, VI 176.
A842.1. Serpent supports the earth. Thousand-headed serpent.
B15.1.3. Animal with head of bone. Irish myth: Cross.
F511. Person unusual as to his head. F558. Man covered with horn.
B15.2. Many-mouthed animal (Cf. B15.7.2.).
B15.2.1. Six-mouthed serpent. Persian: Keith Ind. Myth. 36.
B15.3. Animal unusual as to his horns.
F511.3. Person with horns. G361.1.2.1. Monster with two horns, each having human head on it.
B15.3.0.1. Hornless cow. Irish myth: Cross.
B15.3.0.1.1. Hornless bull. Irish myth: Cross.
B15.3.0.2. One-horned ox. Jewish: Neuman.
B15.3.1. Many-horned animal.
B15.3.1.1. Three-horned deer. Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 129, Cross.
B15.3.1.2. Nine-horned sheep. Irish myth: Cross.
B15.3.1.3. Ox with three horns. Icel.: *Boberg.
B15.3.1.3.1. Ox with four horns. Icel.: *Boberg.
B15.3.2. Animal with a gold (silver) horn.
B15.3.2.1. Deer with a gold and a silver horn. *Fb "hjort" I 625 a.
B15.3.2.2. Goat with a gold and a silver horn. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges.
B15.3.2.3. Ox with golden horns. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule.
B15.3.2.3.1. Cow with silver horns. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges.
B15.3.3. Deer with giant antler. Irish myth: Cross.
B15.3.4. Animal usually harmless has horns.
B15.3.4.1. Hare with horns. India: Thompson-Balys.
