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Comparative mythology corpus

Serpent and Serpent Guardian

345 tagged occurrences across 19 traditions.

The serpent as guardian of sacred knowledge, threshold between worlds, or embodiment of danger-and-wisdom. Includes the serpent at the tree, the serpent at the root of the world, and the serpent as both threat and teacher.

345total occurrences
5child motifs
19traditions present
900 BCE to 1849 CEknown era range
Reading Note

These counts are generated from tagged extraction evidence. Similarity means structural or thematic recurrence unless a source record explicitly supports historical contact.

Child Motifs

Child MotifRelationshipOccurrencesTraditions
Serpent alias 341 19
Dangerous Treasure Guarded By A Sleeping Dragon functional_variant 1 1
Serpent Like Destroyer At The Threshold functional_variant 1 1
Guardian Dragon And Golden Apples narrower_than 1 1
Serpent Threat In Water symbolic_variant 1 1

Tradition Frequency

Relative bars compare traditions inside this family.
Roman 81 Hindu 49 Greek 38 Greek/Roman 31 Norse 28 Finnish/Karelian 25 Islamic 23 Comparative 17 Sufi 12 Celtic Irish 8 Celtic Welsh 8 Buddhist 7 Japanese 4 Indigenous Australian 3 Islamicate Folklore 3 Ainu 2 Biblical 2 Daoist 2 Persian 2

How Each Tradition Tells It

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Roman

How This Tradition Tells It

81 occurrences

In Roman, this family appears through Serpent (80), Serpent Like Destroyer At The Threshold (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII and The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV. This is a deterministic summary of 81 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK FIRST / THE COMING OF AENEAS TO CARTHAGE / BOOK SECOND / THE STORY OF THE SACK OF TROY; lines 1061-1147 medium Serpent record
The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK FIRST / THE COMING OF AENEAS TO CARTHAGE / BOOK SECOND / THE STORY OF THE SACK OF TROY; lines 1149-1237 high Serpent Like Destroyer At The Threshold record
The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK FIRST / THE COMING OF AENEAS TO CARTHAGE / BOOK SECOND / THE STORY OF THE SACK OF TROY; lines 980-1059 high Serpent record
The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK FOURTH / THE LOVE OF DIDO, AND HER END / BOOK FIFTH / THE GAMES OF THE FLEET; lines 2749-2841 high Serpent record
The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK FOURTH / THE LOVE OF DIDO, AND HER END / BOOK FIFTH / THE GAMES OF THE FLEET; lines 2945-2986 high Serpent record
The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK SECOND / THE STORY OF THE SACK OF TROY / BOOK THIRD / THE STORY OF THE SEVEN YEARS' WANDERING; lines 1834-1914 medium Serpent record
The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK SIXTH / THE VISION OF THE UNDER WORLD / BOOK SEVENTH / THE LANDING IN LATIUM, AND THE ROLL OF THE ARMIES OF ITALY; lines 4523-4594 high Serpent record
The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK SIXTH / THE VISION OF THE UNDER WORLD / BOOK SEVENTH / THE LANDING IN LATIUM, AND THE ROLL OF THE ARMIES OF ITALY; lines 4596-4688 high Serpent record
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TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK SIXTH / THE VISION OF THE UNDER WORLD / BOOK SEVENTH / THE LANDING IN LATIUM, AND THE ROLL OF THE ARMIES OF ITALY; lines 4690-4772 medium Serpent record
The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK SIXTH / THE VISION OF THE UNDER WORLD / BOOK SEVENTH / THE LANDING IN LATIUM, AND THE ROLL OF THE ARMIES OF ITALY; lines 4862-4943 high Serpent record
The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK THIRD / THE STORY OF THE SEVEN YEARS' WANDERING / BOOK FOURTH / THE LOVE OF DIDO, AND HER END; lines 2542-2634 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII BOOK I. / BOOK II. / BOOK III. / BOOK IV.; lines 313-336 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII BOOK I. / BOOK II. / BOOK III. / BOOK IV.; lines 313-336 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII BOOK IV. / BOOK V. / BOOK VI. / BOOK VII.; lines 379-400 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII BOOK THE SECOND. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 3609-3674 medium Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII BOOK THE SEVENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 11584-11674 medium Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SEVENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 11350-11455 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SEVENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 11457-11570 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SIXTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 9901-9983 low Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE THIRD. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 4522-4606 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SEVENTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 10979-11037 medium Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SEVENTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 11039-11121 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SEVENTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 11039-11121 medium Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SEVENTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 11123-11206 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SIXTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 9743-9815 medium Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE THIRD. / EXPLANATION.; lines 4334-4419 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE THIRD. / EXPLANATION.; lines 4334-4419 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE THIRD. / EXPLANATION.; lines 4421-4519 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE THIRD. / EXPLANATION.; lines 4421-4519 medium Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SECOND.; lines 2760-2842 medium Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SEVENTH.; lines 10640-10724 medium Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SEVENTH.; lines 10726-10814 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SEVENTH.; lines 10816-10900 medium Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE THIRD.; lines 4261-4331 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 10450-10501 medium Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 1091-1191 medium Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 11816-11893 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 11816-11893 medium Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 11895-11971 medium Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 1712-1812 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 1712-1812 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 1815-1899 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 2205-2222 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 3677-3764 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 3767-3868 medium Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 5030-5135 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 5454-5504 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 5656-5760 medium Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 6635-6709 medium Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 6855-6931 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 7033-7078 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 7081-7175 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 7081-7175 medium Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 7178-7243 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 7178-7243 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 7245-7295 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 7395-7479 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 7481-7575 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 9088-9125 medium Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII / LITERALLY TRANSLATED WITH NOTES AND EXPLANATIONS / INTRODUCTION. / BOOK I.; lines 225-247 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV BOOK IX. / BOOK X. / BOOK XI. / BOOK XII.; lines 336-354 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV BOOK THE FIFTEENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 13291-13376 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV BOOK THE FIFTEENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 13378-13486 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV BOOK THE NINTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 2748-2841 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV BOOK THE NINTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 2843-2927 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV BOOK THE NINTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 2929-3006 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV BOOK THE NINTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 3008-3100 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE FIFTEENTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 12781-12855 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE NINTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 2235-2321 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE NINTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 2475-2572 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE TENTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 4104-4203 medium Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE TWELFTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 7564-7646 medium Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE NINTH.; lines 2068-2150 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE NINTH.; lines 2152-2232 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE TENTH.; lines 3955-4038 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE TWELFTH.; lines 7325-7421 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 11118-11219 medium Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 13517-13608 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 1951-2042 high Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 4672-4753 medium Serpent record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 7178-7276 high Serpent record
Hindu

How This Tradition Tells It

49 occurrences

In Hindu, this family appears through Serpent (49). The strongest concentration is currently in The Ramayan of Valmiki. This is a deterministic summary of 49 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
The Ramayan of Valmiki BOOK II. / Canto I. The Heir Apparent. / Canto VI. The City Decorated. / Canto IX. The Plot.; lines 11511-11685 medium Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki CAREY AND MARSHMAN. / SCHLEGEL. / GORRESIO. / HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE.; lines 57756-57837 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto CIX. The Battle. / Canto CXIV. Vibhishan Consecrated. / Canto CXVI. The Meeting. / Canto CXIX. Glory To Vishnu.; lines 56095-56231 medium Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto IV. The March. / Canto XI. The Summons. / Canto XX. The Spies. / Canto XXI. Ocean Threatened.; lines 49896-49982 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto LII. The Exit. / Canto LXIV. The Sea. / Canto LXV. The Council. / BOOK V.(787); lines 44748-44920 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto LVIII. The Feast Of Honey. / Canto LXV. The Tidings. / BOOK VI.(895) / Canto IV. The March.; lines 48588-48746 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto LX. Kumbhakarna Roused. / Canto LXXIV. The Medicinal Herbs. / Canto LXXV. The Night Attack. / Canto CII. Lakshman Healed.; lines 55124-55282 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto LXV. The Tidings. / BOOK VI.(895) / Canto IV. The March. / Canto XI. The Summons.; lines 49087-49274 medium Serpent record
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TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto LXXVI. Debarred From Heaven. / BOOK II. / Canto I. The Heir Apparent. / Canto VI. The City Decorated.; lines 10591-10743 medium Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto V. Sarabhanga. / Canto VIII. The Hermitage. / Canto XI. Agastya. / Canto XII. The Heavenly Bow.; lines 28111-28286 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XI. The Banquet Hall. / Canto XII. The Search Renewed. / Canto XIII. Despair And Hope. / Canto XIV. The Asoka Grove.; lines 46115-46292 medium Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XII. The Heavenly Bow. / Canto XVI. Winter. / Canto XVIII. The Mutilation. / Canto XIX. The Rousing Of Khara.; lines 28814-28991 medium Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XII. The Heavenly Bow. / Canto XVI. Winter. / Canto XVIII. The Mutilation. / Canto XIX. The Rousing Of Khara.; lines 28993-29034 low Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XLII. The Sally. / Canto XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night. / Canto L. The Broken Spell.; lines 52409-52579 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XLII. The Sally. / Canto XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night. / Canto L. The Broken Spell.; lines 52409-52579 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XLII. The Sally. / Canto XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night. / Canto L. The Broken Spell.; lines 52581-52761 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XLIII. The Ruin Of The Temple. / Canto XLV. The Seven Defeated. / Canto XLVI. The Captains. / Canto XLVII. The Death Of Aksha.; lines 47615-47734 medium Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night. / Canto L. The Broken Spell. / Canto LX. Kumbhakarna Roused.; lines 53515-53681 medium Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night. / Canto L. The Broken Spell. / Canto LX. Kumbhakarna Roused.; lines 54021-54176 low Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XXIII. The Omens. / Canto XXIV. The Host In Sight. / Canto XXV. The Battle. / Canto XXVIII. Khara Dismounted.; lines 30099-30272 medium Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XXV. The Battle. / Canto XXVIII. Khara Dismounted. / Canto XLIII. The Wondrous Deer. / Canto XLVI. The Guest.; lines 33110-33253 medium Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XXVIII. The Dangers Of The Wood. / Canto XXX. The Triumph Of Love. / Canto XXXII. The Gift Of The Treasures. / Canto XXXVII. The Coats Of Bark.; lines 16275-16414 medium Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XXVIII. The Rains. / Canto XXXI. The Envoy. / Canto XXXVII. The Gathering. / Canto XL. The Army Of The East.; lines 42607-42771 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XXXI. The Envoy. / Canto XXXVII. The Gathering. / Canto XL. The Army Of The East. / Canto XLI. The Army Of The South.; lines 42772-42919 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XXXIX. The Sons Of Sagar. / Canto XL. The Cleaving Of The Earth. / Canto XLI. Kapil. / Canto XLV. The Quest Of The Amrit.; lines 6134-6289 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XXXVIII. The Ascent Of Suvela. / Canto XLII. The Sally. / Canto XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night.; lines 51949-52118 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426. / GORRESIO. / MACBETH.; lines 64430-64570 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426. / GORRESIO. / MACBETH.; lines 64430-64570 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426. / GORRESIO. / MACBETH.; lines 64710-64863 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426. / GORRESIO. / MACBETH.; lines 64710-64863 medium Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426. / GORRESIO. / MACBETH.; lines 65001-65150 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426. / GORRESIO. / MACBETH.; lines 65001-65150 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426. / GORRESIO. / MACBETH.; lines 65264-65393 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426. / GORRESIO. / MACBETH.; lines 65395-65547 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426. / GORRESIO. / MACBETH.; lines 65549-65703 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426. / GORRESIO. / MACBETH.; lines 65705-65848 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE. / INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NAMES / FOOTNOTES; lines 62332-62449 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE. / INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NAMES / FOOTNOTES; lines 63301-63465 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE. / ADDITIONAL NOTES. / H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE.; lines 59578-59724 medium Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE. / ADDITIONAL NOTES. / H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE.; lines 59844-59934 medium Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NAMES / FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426. / GORRESIO.; lines 64295-64428 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NAMES / FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426. / GORRESIO.; lines 64295-64428 medium Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki SCHLEGEL. / GORRESIO. / HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE. / ADDITIONAL NOTES.; lines 57936-58038 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki SCHLEGEL. / GORRESIO. / HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE. / ADDITIONAL NOTES.; lines 57936-58038 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki SCHLEGEL. / GORRESIO. / HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE. / ADDITIONAL NOTES.; lines 58041-58109 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki SCHLEGEL. / GORRESIO. / HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE. / ADDITIONAL NOTES.; lines 58449-58532 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki THE SUPPLIANT DOVE. / INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NAMES / FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426.; lines 63689-63846 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki THE SUPPLIANT DOVE. / INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NAMES / FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426.; lines 63848-64027 high Serpent record
The Ramayan of Valmiki THE SUPPLIANT DOVE. / INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NAMES / FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426.; lines 64029-64181 high Serpent record
Greek

How This Tradition Tells It

38 occurrences

In Greek, this family appears through Serpent (37), Serpent Threat In Water (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica and Aesop's Fables; a new translation. This is a deterministic summary of 38 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
Aesop's Fables; a new translation DEMADES AND HIS FABLE / THE MONKEY AND THE DOLPHIN / THE CROW AND THE SNAKE / THE DOGS AND THE FOX; lines 4517-4534 high Serpent record
Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE BULL AND THE CALF / THE TREES AND THE AXE / THE ASTRONOMER / THE LABOURER AND THE SNAKE; lines 3819-3833 high Serpent record
Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE DOG CHASING A WOLF / GRIEF AND HIS DUE / THE HAWK, THE KITE, AND THE PIGEONS / THE WOMAN AND THE FARMER; lines 744-784 low Serpent record
Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE OWL / THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANTS / THE FARMER AND THE VIPER / THE TWO FROGS; lines 3331-3356 high Serpent record
Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE OWL / THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANTS / THE FARMER AND THE VIPER / THE TWO FROGS; lines 506-544 low Serpent record
Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE MAN, THE HORSE, THE OX, AND THE DOG / THE WOLVES, THE SHEEP, AND THE RAM / THE SWAN / THE SNAKE AND JUPITER; lines 664-702 medium Serpent record
Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE PARTRIDGE AND THE FOWLER / THE RUNAWAY SLAVE / THE HUNTER AND THE WOODMAN / THE SERPENT AND THE EAGLE; lines 5178-5192 high Serpent record
Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE VIPER AND THE FILE / THE CAT AND THE COCK / THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE / THE SOLDIER AND HIS HORSE; lines 428-464 medium Serpent record
Show 30 more passages
TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE WOLVES, THE SHEEP, AND THE RAM / THE SWAN / THE SNAKE AND JUPITER / THE WOLF AND HIS SHADOW; lines 4609-4631 medium Serpent record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica ENDNOTES / PREPARERS NOTE / PREFACE / INTRODUCTION; lines 914-1008 high Serpent record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica I. TO DIONYSUS 2501 / II. TO DEMETER / III. TO DELIAN APOLLO / TO PYTHIAN APOLLO; lines 5907-6001 high Serpent record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica II. 1745 / THE SHIELD OF HERACLES / THE MARRIAGE OF CEYX / THE GREAT EOIAE; lines 4786-4884 high Serpent record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE CERCOPES / THE BATTLE OF FROGS AND MICE / OF THE ORIGIN OF HOMER AND HESIOD, AND OF THEIR CONTEST / ENDNOTES; lines 9516-9643 high Serpent record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE CERCOPES / THE BATTLE OF FROGS AND MICE / OF THE ORIGIN OF HOMER AND HESIOD, AND OF THEIR CONTEST / ENDNOTES; lines 9789-9933 high Serpent record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE CYPRIA / THE AETHIOPIS / THE LITTLE ILIAD / THE SACK OF ILIUM; lines 8106-8167 high Serpent record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE GREAT WORKS / THE IDAEAN DACTYLS / THE THEOGONY / THE CATALOGUES OF WOMEN AND EOIAE1701; lines 3421-3527 medium Serpent record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE IDAEAN DACTYLS / THE THEOGONY / THE CATALOGUES OF WOMEN AND EOIAE1701 / II. 1745; lines 4040-4156 high Serpent record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE IDAEAN DACTYLS / THE THEOGONY / THE CATALOGUES OF WOMEN AND EOIAE1701 / II. 1745; lines 4040-4156 medium Serpent record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE IDAEAN DACTYLS / THE THEOGONY / THE CATALOGUES OF WOMEN AND EOIAE1701 / II. 1745; lines 4040-4156 high Serpent record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE PHOCAIS / THE MARGITES / THE CERCOPES / THE BATTLE OF FROGS AND MICE; lines 8343-8434 high Serpent Threat In Water record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE PRECEPTS OF CHIRON / THE GREAT WORKS / THE IDAEAN DACTYLS / THE THEOGONY; lines 2657-2736 high Serpent record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE PRECEPTS OF CHIRON / THE GREAT WORKS / THE IDAEAN DACTYLS / THE THEOGONY; lines 2738-2827 high Serpent record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE PRECEPTS OF CHIRON / THE GREAT WORKS / THE IDAEAN DACTYLS / THE THEOGONY; lines 2738-2827 medium Serpent record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE PRECEPTS OF CHIRON / THE GREAT WORKS / THE IDAEAN DACTYLS / THE THEOGONY; lines 3198-3291 high Serpent record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE SHIELD OF HERACLES / THE MARRIAGE OF CEYX / THE GREAT EOIAE / THE MELAMPODIA; lines 4906-4974 high Serpent record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE STORY OF OEDIPUS / THE THEBAID / THE EPIGONI / THE CYPRIA; lines 7708-7815 high Serpent record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE STORY OF OEDIPUS / THE THEBAID / THE EPIGONI / THE CYPRIA; lines 7708-7815 high Serpent record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE THEOGONY / THE CATALOGUES OF WOMEN AND EOIAE1701 / II. 1745 / THE SHIELD OF HERACLES; lines 4410-4510 high Serpent record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE THEOGONY / THE CATALOGUES OF WOMEN AND EOIAE1701 / II. 1745 / THE SHIELD OF HERACLES; lines 4512-4605 medium Serpent record
Phaedrus PHAEDRUS / INTRODUCTION. / ON THE DECLINE OF GREEK LITERATURE. / PHAEDRUS; lines 1538-1589 medium Serpent record
Phaedrus Phaedrus / PHAEDRUS / INTRODUCTION.; lines 1114-1188 low Serpent record
Phaedrus Phaedrus / PHAEDRUS / INTRODUCTION.; lines 63-152 medium Serpent record
The Iliad THE ACTS OF DIOMED. / BOOK VI. / ARGUMENT. / THE EPISODES OF GLAUCUS AND DIOMED, AND OF HECTOR AND ANDROMACHE.; lines 6917-7060 high Serpent record
The Iliad THE BREACH OF THE TRUCE, AND THE FIRST BATTLE. / BOOK V. / ARGUMENT. / THE ACTS OF DIOMED.; lines 6517-6649 medium Serpent record
The Iliad THE CONTENTION OF ACHILLES AND AGAMEMNON. / BOOK II. / ARGUMENT. / THE TRIAL OF THE ARMY, AND CATALOGUE OF THE FORCES.; lines 3379-3501 high Serpent record
The Iliad THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 24050-24166 medium Serpent record
The Iliad THE TRIAL OF THE ARMY, AND CATALOGUE OF THE FORCES. / BOOK III. / ARGUMENT. / THE DUEL OF MENELAUS AND PARIS.; lines 4167-4303 medium Serpent record
The Republic THE REPUBLIC. / PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE. / BOOK I. / BOOK II.; lines 10362-10458 medium Serpent record
Greek/Roman

How This Tradition Tells It

31 occurrences

In Greek/Roman, this family appears through Serpent (30), Guardian Dragon And Golden Apples (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome. This is a deterministic summary of 31 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome ALTARS. / PRIESTS. / SACRIFICES. / ORACLES.; lines 6289-6325 medium Serpent record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome BELLEROPHON. / THESEUS. / OEDIPUS. / THE SEVEN AGAINST THEBES.; lines 8825-8917 high Serpent record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome CADMUS. / PERSEUS. / THE ARGONAUTS. / STORY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE.; lines 6955-7048 high Serpent record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome CADMUS. / PERSEUS. / THE ARGONAUTS. / STORY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE.; lines 7145-7238 medium Serpent record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome CADMUS. / PERSEUS. / THE ARGONAUTS. / STORY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE.; lines 7240-7332 high Serpent record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome CADMUS. / PERSEUS. / THE ARGONAUTS. / STORY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE.; lines 7240-7332 high Serpent record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome CADMUS. / PERSEUS. / THE ARGONAUTS. / STORY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE.; lines 7334-7430 high Serpent record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome CADMUS. / PERSEUS. / THE ARGONAUTS. / STORY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE.; lines 7524-7533 medium Serpent record
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome CEREALIA. / VESTALIA. / PART II.--LEGENDS. / CADMUS.; lines 6563-6631 high Serpent record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome CEREALIA. / VESTALIA. / PART II.--LEGENDS. / CADMUS.; lines 6563-6631 medium Serpent record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome CRONUS (SATURN). / SATURN. / RHEA (OPS). / DIVISION OF THE WORLD.; lines 700-744 medium Serpent record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome EOS (AURORA). / PHOEBUS-APOLLO. / ROMAN APOLLO. / HECATE.; lines 2717-2760 medium Serpent record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome FAUNUS. / THE SATYRS. / PRIAPUS. / ASCLEPIAS (AESCULAPIUS).; lines 5661-5710 high Serpent record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome GANYMEDES. / THE MUSES. / PEGASUS. / THE HESPERIDES.; lines 5189-5203 high Serpent record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome HELIOS (SOL). / EOS (AURORA). / PHOEBUS-APOLLO. / ROMAN APOLLO.; lines 2666-2715 medium Serpent record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome JUPITER. / HERA (JUNO). / JUNO. / PALLAS-ATHENE (MINERVA).; lines 1430-1518 high Serpent record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome NEREUS. / PROTEUS. / GLAUCUS. / THETIS.; lines 3489-3545 medium Guardian Dragon And Golden Apples record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome NYX (NOX). / THANATOS (MORS) AND HYPNUS (SOMNUS). / MORPHEUS. / THE GORGONS.; lines 4616-4661 high Serpent record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome NYX (NOX). / THANATOS (MORS) AND HYPNUS (SOMNUS). / MORPHEUS. / THE GORGONS.; lines 4616-4661 high Serpent record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome RETURN OF THE GREEKS FROM TROY. / PRONOUNCING INDEX. / A COMPLETE COURSE IN THE STUDY OF ENGLISH. / NOTES; lines 11775-11823 high Serpent record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome RHEA (OPS). / DIVISION OF THE WORLD. / THEORIES AS TO THE ORIGIN OF MAN. / THIRD DYNASTY--OLYMPIAN DIVINITIES.; lines 986-1079 high Serpent record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome THE ARGONAUTS. / STORY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE. / PELOPS. / HERACLES (HERCULES).; lines 7587-7685 high Serpent record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome THE ARGONAUTS. / STORY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE. / PELOPS. / HERACLES (HERCULES).; lines 7687-7783 high Serpent record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome THE ARGONAUTS. / STORY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE. / PELOPS. / HERACLES (HERCULES).; lines 7986-8074 medium Serpent record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome THE ARGONAUTS. / STORY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE. / PELOPS. / HERACLES (HERCULES).; lines 8076-8168 medium Serpent record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome THE EPIGONI. / ALCMAEON AND THE NECKLACE. / THE HERACLIDAE. / THE SIEGE OF TROY.; lines 9323-9415 high Serpent record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome THETIS. / LEUCOTHEA. / THE SIRENS. / ARES (MARS).; lines 3568-3630 medium Serpent record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome VENUS. / HELIOS (SOL). / EOS (AURORA). / PHOEBUS-APOLLO.; lines 2279-2363 high Serpent record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome VENUS. / HELIOS (SOL). / EOS (AURORA). / PHOEBUS-APOLLO.; lines 2529-2596 high Serpent record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome VESTALIA. / PART II.--LEGENDS. / CADMUS. / PERSEUS.; lines 6633-6734 high Serpent record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome VESTALIA. / PART II.--LEGENDS. / CADMUS. / PERSEUS.; lines 6736-6832 high Serpent record
Norse

How This Tradition Tells It

28 occurrences

In Norse, this family appears through Serpent (28). The strongest concentration is currently in Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas and The Poetic Edda. This is a deterministic summary of 28 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER I: THE BEGINNING / CHAPTER II: ODIN / CHAPTER III: FRIGGA / CHAPTER IV: THOR; lines 2942-3047 high Serpent record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER II: ODIN / CHAPTER III: FRIGGA / CHAPTER IV: THOR / CHAPTER V: TYR; lines 3495-3611 high Serpent record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER V: TYR / CHAPTER VI: BRAGI / CHAPTER VII: IDUN / CHAPTER IX: FREY; lines 4864-4983 medium Serpent record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XII: FORSETI / CHAPTER XIII: HEIMDALL / CHAPTER XIV: HERMOD / CHAPTER XV: VIDAR; lines 5896-6019 medium Serpent record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XIX: HEL / L. E. R. / CHAPTER XXI: BALDER / CHAPTER XXII: LOKI; lines 8051-8171 high Serpent record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XIX: HEL / L. E. R. / CHAPTER XXI: BALDER / CHAPTER XXII: LOKI; lines 8422-8532 high Serpent record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XVI: VALI / CHAPTER XVII: THE NORNS / CHAPTER XVIII: THE VALKYRS / CHAPTER XIX: HEL; lines 6660-6800 high Serpent record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XVI: VALI / CHAPTER XVII: THE NORNS / CHAPTER XVIII: THE VALKYRS / CHAPTER XIX: HEL; lines 6802-6953 medium Serpent record
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TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XVI: VALI / CHAPTER XVII: THE NORNS / CHAPTER XVIII: THE VALKYRS / CHAPTER XIX: HEL; lines 6802-6953 high Serpent record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XVI: VALI / CHAPTER XVII: THE NORNS / CHAPTER XVIII: THE VALKYRS / CHAPTER XIX: HEL; lines 6955-7082 high Serpent record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XVI: VALI / CHAPTER XVII: THE NORNS / CHAPTER XVIII: THE VALKYRS / CHAPTER XIX: HEL; lines 7085-7194 high Serpent record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXIII: THE GIANTS / CHAPTER XXIV: THE DWARFS / CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES / CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA; lines 10667-10774 high Serpent record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXIII: THE GIANTS / CHAPTER XXIV: THE DWARFS / CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES / CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA; lines 10667-10774 medium Serpent record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXIII: THE GIANTS / CHAPTER XXIV: THE DWARFS / CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES / CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA; lines 9430-9545 high Serpent record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXIII: THE GIANTS / CHAPTER XXIV: THE DWARFS / CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES / CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA; lines 9986-10091 high Serpent record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES / CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA / CHAPTER XXVII: THE STORY OF FRITHIOF / CHAPTER XXVIII: THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS; lines 11960-12095 high Serpent record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES / CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA / CHAPTER XXVII: THE STORY OF FRITHIOF / CHAPTER XXVIII: THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS; lines 12098-12221 high Serpent record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES / CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA / CHAPTER XXVII: THE STORY OF FRITHIOF / CHAPTER XXVIII: THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS; lines 12224-12362 high Serpent record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA / CHAPTER XXVII: THE STORY OF FRITHIOF / CHAPTER XXVIII: THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS / CHAPTER XXIX: GREEK AND NORTHERN MYTHOLOGIES; lines 12430-12540 high Serpent record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA / CHAPTER XXVII: THE STORY OF FRITHIOF / CHAPTER XXVIII: THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS / CHAPTER XXIX: GREEK AND NORTHERN MYTHOLOGIES; lines 12874-12978 medium Serpent record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA / CHAPTER XXVII: THE STORY OF FRITHIOF / CHAPTER XXVIII: THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS / CHAPTER XXIX: GREEK AND NORTHERN MYTHOLOGIES; lines 12874-12978 high Serpent record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA / CHAPTER XXVII: THE STORY OF FRITHIOF / CHAPTER XXVIII: THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS / CHAPTER XXIX: GREEK AND NORTHERN MYTHOLOGIES; lines 12980-13082 high Serpent record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA / CHAPTER XXVII: THE STORY OF FRITHIOF / CHAPTER XXVIII: THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS / CHAPTER XXIX: GREEK AND NORTHERN MYTHOLOGIES; lines 13084-13166 high Serpent record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA / CHAPTER XXVII: THE STORY OF FRITHIOF / CHAPTER XXVIII: THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS / CHAPTER XXIX: GREEK AND NORTHERN MYTHOLOGIES; lines 13084-13166 high Serpent record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CONTENTS / LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS / INTRODUCTION / CHAPTER I: THE BEGINNING; lines 739-863 high Serpent record
The Poetic Edda INTRODUCTORY NOTE / NOTES / PRONOUNCING INDEX OF PROPER NAMES / PRONOUNCING INDEX; lines 22700-23006 low Serpent record
The Poetic Edda LAYS OF THE GODS / VOLUSPO / THE WISE-WOMANS PROPHECY / INTRODUCTORY NOTE; lines 1099-1112 high Serpent record
The Poetic Edda VOLUSPO / THE WISE-WOMANS PROPHECY / INTRODUCTORY NOTE / NOTES; lines 1629-1639 medium Serpent record
Finnish/Karelian

How This Tradition Tells It

25 occurrences

In Finnish/Karelian, this family appears through Serpent (25). The strongest concentration is currently in Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland. This is a deterministic summary of 25 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland BOOK II / EPILOGUE / THE END / GLOSSARY; lines 25330-25477 medium Serpent record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland BOOK II / EPILOGUE / THE END / GLOSSARY; lines 25478-25534 medium Serpent record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland DR. J.D. BUCK, / AN ENCOURAGING AND UNSELFISH FRIEND, AND TO HIS AFFECTIONATE FAMILY, / THESE PAGES ARE GRATEFULLY INSCRIBED. / PREFACE; lines 519-595 high Serpent record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland DR. J.D. BUCK, / AN ENCOURAGING AND UNSELFISH FRIEND, AND TO HIS AFFECTIONATE FAMILY, / THESE PAGES ARE GRATEFULLY INSCRIBED. / PREFACE; lines 519-595 high Serpent record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland DR. J.D. BUCK, / AN ENCOURAGING AND UNSELFISH FRIEND, AND TO HIS AFFECTIONATE FAMILY, / THESE PAGES ARE GRATEFULLY INSCRIBED. / PREFACE; lines 597-678 medium Serpent record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland DR. J.D. BUCK, / AN ENCOURAGING AND UNSELFISH FRIEND, AND TO HIS AFFECTIONATE FAMILY, / THESE PAGES ARE GRATEFULLY INSCRIBED. / PREFACE; lines 960-1054 medium Serpent record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland INTO ENGLISH / DR. J.D. BUCK, / AN ENCOURAGING AND UNSELFISH FRIEND, AND TO HIS AFFECTIONATE FAMILY, / THESE PAGES ARE GRATEFULLY INSCRIBED.; lines 72-152 high Serpent record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 14907-15087 high Serpent record
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TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 15089-15274 medium Serpent record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 15276-15453 high Serpent record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 15276-15453 high Serpent record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 15276-15453 medium Serpent record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 15455-15625 high Serpent record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 15627-15816 high Serpent record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 16866-17047 medium Serpent record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 23032-23209 medium Serpent record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 24319-24519 medium Serpent record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 10267-10454 high Serpent record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 10267-10454 medium Serpent record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 10456-10602 medium Serpent record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 4656-4840 medium Serpent record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 7467-7653 high Serpent record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 8212-8383 high Serpent record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 8212-8383 high Serpent record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 8765-8952 high Serpent record
Islamic

How This Tradition Tells It

23 occurrences

In Islamic, this family appears through Serpent (23). The strongest concentration is currently in The Koran (Al-Qur'an). This is a deterministic summary of 23 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER I. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD / CHAPTER II. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 8935-9023 high Serpent record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER II. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER III. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 12006-12093 medium Serpent record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER VI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER VII / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 15807-15884 medium Serpent record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER VI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER VII / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 16406-16502 high Serpent record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER VI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER VII / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 16504-16585 high Serpent record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER XIX. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XX. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 24306-24395 high Serpent record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER XIX. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XX. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 24397-24462 high Serpent record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER XIX. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XX. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 24464-24562 high Serpent record
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TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER XVI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XVII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 23142-23202 medium Serpent record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER XXVI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXVII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 27602-27686 high Serpent record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER XXVII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXVIII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 28211-28268 high Serpent record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) ENTITLED, AL FORKAN; REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXVI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 27130-27229 high Serpent record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) ENTITLED, AL FORKAN; REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXVI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 27130-27229 high Serpent record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER LXXIX. / ENTITLED, THOSE WHO TEAR FORTH; REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 37784-37866 high Serpent record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / FINIS / AN INDEX / OF THE; lines 40263-40374 high Serpent record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 10353-10500 medium Serpent record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 14253-14381 high Serpent record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 16807-16947 high Serpent record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 20008-20136 high Serpent record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 5790-5982 high Serpent record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 6440-6654 high Serpent record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) SECTION I. / SECTION II. / SECTION III / SECTION IV.; lines 4011-4062 medium Serpent record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) SECTION I. / SECTION II. / SECTION III / SECTION IV.; lines 4693-4744 high Serpent record
Comparative

How This Tradition Tells It

17 occurrences

In Comparative, this family appears through Serpent (17). The strongest concentration is currently in The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) and The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2). This is a deterministic summary of 17 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE. / CHAPTER III. KILLING THE GOD. / FOOTNOTES; lines 11393-11550 low Serpent record
The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) PREFACE. / J. G. FRAZER. / CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY.; lines 1128-1210 medium Serpent record
The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) CONTENTS / NOTE. OFFERINGS OF FIRST-FRUITS. / INDEX. / FOOTNOTES; lines 12820-12959 low Serpent record
The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) CONTENTS / NOTE. OFFERINGS OF FIRST-FRUITS. / INDEX. / FOOTNOTES; lines 14703-14846 high Serpent record
The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) CONTENTS / NOTE. OFFERINGS OF FIRST-FRUITS. / INDEX. / FOOTNOTES; lines 14703-14846 high Serpent record
The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS / NOTE. OFFERINGS OF FIRST-FRUITS. / INDEX.; lines 10629-10848 low Serpent record
The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS / NOTE. OFFERINGS OF FIRST-FRUITS. / INDEX.; lines 11306-11513 medium Serpent record
The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 2284-2369 high Serpent record
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TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 2284-2369 medium Serpent record
The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 2576-2642 high Serpent record
The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 3200-3287 high Serpent record
The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 3290-3388 high Serpent record
The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 5243-5313 low Serpent record
The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 6175-6255 high Serpent record
The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 6771-6845 medium Serpent record
The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 7176-7253 medium Serpent record
The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 7388-7470 medium Serpent record
Sufi

How This Tradition Tells It

12 occurrences

In Sufi, this family appears through Serpent (12). The strongest concentration is currently in The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam and Poems from the Divan of Hafiz. This is a deterministic summary of 12 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
Mystics and Saints of Islam CHAPTER VII / CHAPTER VIII / CHAPTER IX / CHAPTER X; lines 2581-2665 medium Serpent record
Poems from the Divan of Hafiz GERTRUDE LOWTHIAN BELL / LONDON / WILLIAM HEINEMANN / INTRODUCTION; lines 415-498 medium Serpent record
Poems from the Divan of Hafiz XXXIII / XXXIV / XXXVI / XXXVII; lines 3862-3889 medium Serpent record
Poems from the Divan of Hafiz XXXVIII / XXXIX / XLIII / NOTES; lines 3007-3105 high Serpent record
The Mesnevi CHAPTER II. / CHAPTER III. / CHAPTER IV. / CHAPTER V.; lines 4415-4497 medium Serpent record
The Mesnevi PREFACE. / IN THE NAME OF GOD, / THE ALL-MERCIFUL, THE VERY-COMPASSIONATE. / VIII.; lines 10286-10399 high Serpent record
The Mesnevi PREFACE. / IN THE NAME OF GOD, / THE ALL-MERCIFUL, THE VERY-COMPASSIONATE. / VIII.; lines 10728-10834 high Serpent record
The Sufism of the Rubáiyát, or, the Secret of the Great Paradox The Sufism of the Rubáiyát, or, the Secret of the Great Paradox / PREFACE / THE AUTHOR. / NOTES; lines 875-1004 high Serpent record
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TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam E.H. WHINFIELD, M.A. / INTRODUCTION / E.H. WHINFIELD / QUATRAINS OF OMAR KHAYYAM; lines 7624-7841 medium Serpent record
The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam LIII. / LVII. / LVIII. / KUZA-NAMA; lines 1427-1469 medium Serpent record
The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam LXXVI. / LXXVII. / LXXX. / LXXXI.; lines 3918-4012 high Serpent record
The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam STANZA / STANZA / STANZAS WHICH APPEAR IN THE SECOND EDITION ONLY / QUATRAINS OF OMAR KHAYYAM; lines 5114-5258 low Serpent record
Celtic Irish

How This Tradition Tells It

8 occurrences

In Celtic Irish, this family appears through Serpent (8). The strongest concentration is currently in Heroic Romances of Ireland and Gods and Fighting Men. This is a deterministic summary of 8 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER I. BODB DEARG / CHAPTER II. THE DAGDA / CHAPTER III. ANGUS OG / CHAPTER IV. THE MORRIGU; lines 3251-3311 high Serpent record
Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER X. THE SHADOWY ONE / CHAPTER XI. FINN'S MADNESS / CHAPTER XII. THE RED WOMAN / CHAPTER XIII. FINN AND THE PHANTOMS; lines 9960-10071 high Serpent record
Heroic Romances of Ireland END OF VOL. I. / VOL. II / PREFACE TO VOL. II / INTRODUCTION IN VERSE; lines 8630-8686 high Serpent record
Heroic Romances of Ireland FROM THE BOOK OF LEINSTER (TWELFTH-CENTURY MS.) / THE SICK-BED OF CUCHULAIN / INTRODUCTION / THE SICK-BED OF CUCHULAIN; lines 3437-3584 medium Serpent record
Heroic Romances of Ireland PART II / TAIN BO FRAICH / PART II / LITERAL TRANSLATION; lines 10471-10576 high Serpent record
Heroic Romances of Ireland Part I / LITERAL TRANSLATION / TAIN BO FRAICH / PART II; lines 10277-10425 high Serpent record
Heroic Romances of Ireland Part I / LITERAL TRANSLATION / TAIN BO FRAICH / PART II; lines 10427-10468 high Serpent record
Heroic Romances of Ireland THE RAID FOR THE CATTLE OF FRAECH / TAIN BO FRAICH / Part I / LITERAL TRANSLATION; lines 9989-10093 high Serpent record
Celtic Welsh

How This Tradition Tells It

8 occurrences

In Celtic Welsh, this family appears through Serpent (8). The strongest concentration is currently in The Mabinogion. This is a deterministic summary of 8 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
The Mabinogion CONTENTS / INTRODUCTION / C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN; lines 996-1084 high Serpent record
The Mabinogion INTRODUCTION / C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC; lines 1943-2000 high Serpent record
The Mabinogion INTRODUCTION / C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC; lines 2002-2071 high Serpent record
The Mabinogion INTRODUCTION / C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC; lines 2163-2228 high Serpent record
The Mabinogion PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVED / THE DREAM OF MAXEN WLEDIG / HERE IS THE STORY OF LLUDD AND LLEVELYS / TALIESIN; lines 9358-9546 medium Serpent record
The Mabinogion THE DREAM OF RHONABWY / PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVED / THE DREAM OF MAXEN WLEDIG / HERE IS THE STORY OF LLUDD AND LLEVELYS; lines 8530-8609 medium Serpent record
The Mabinogion THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN / THE DREAM OF RHONABWY; lines 5543-5640 high Serpent record
The Mabinogion THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN / THE DREAM OF RHONABWY; lines 5642-5723 high Serpent record
Buddhist

How This Tradition Tells It

7 occurrences

In Buddhist, this family appears through Serpent (7). The strongest concentration is currently in Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1. This is a deterministic summary of 7 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 END OF THE STORY OF THE BULL WHO WON THE BET. / END OF THE STORY OF THE WISE BIRD AND THE FOOLS. / END OF BOOK I. CHAPTER IV. / INDEX.; lines 14324-14688 medium Serpent record
Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 END OF THE STORY OF THE BULL WHO WON THE BET. / END OF THE STORY OF THE WISE BIRD AND THE FOOLS. / END OF BOOK I. CHAPTER IV. / INDEX.; lines 14690-15040 low Serpent record
Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 END OF THE STORY OF THE THOROUGHBRED. / END OF THE STORY OF THE FORD. / END OF THE STORY ON CONSTANCY. / END OF THE STORY OF THE BULL WHO WON THE BET.; lines 11905-12036 medium Serpent record
Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 INDIAN TALES FROM TIBETAN SOURCES. / THE RELIGIONS OF INDIA. / BY A. BARTH. / FOOTNOTES:; lines 16555-16665 high Serpent record
Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 TABLE VII. / THE BODISATS. / TABLE VIII. / THE DISTANT EPOCH.; lines 4783-4873 high Serpent record
Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 TABLE VII. / THE BODISATS. / TABLE VIII. / THE DISTANT EPOCH.; lines 4995-5142 high Serpent record
Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 TABLE VII. / THE BODISATS. / TABLE VIII. / THE DISTANT EPOCH.; lines 6702-6791 high Serpent record
Japanese

How This Tradition Tells It

4 occurrences

In Japanese, this family appears through Serpent (4). The strongest concentration is currently in Japanese Fairy Tales. This is a deterministic summary of 4 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
Japanese Fairy Tales COMPILED BY / PREFACE / JAPANESE FAIRY TALES / MY LORD BAG OF RICE; lines 151-260 high Serpent record
Japanese Fairy Tales COMPILED BY / PREFACE / JAPANESE FAIRY TALES / MY LORD BAG OF RICE; lines 262-377 medium Serpent record
Japanese Fairy Tales THE JELLY FISH AND THE MONKEY / THE QUARREL OF THE MONKEY AND THE CRAB / THE WHITE HARE AND THE CROCODILES / THE STORY OF PRINCE YAMATO TAKE; lines 6128-6233 high Serpent record
Japanese Fairy Tales THE JELLY FISH AND THE MONKEY / THE QUARREL OF THE MONKEY AND THE CRAB / THE WHITE HARE AND THE CROCODILES / THE STORY OF PRINCE YAMATO TAKE; lines 6128-6233 high Serpent record
Indigenous Australian

How This Tradition Tells It

3 occurrences

In Indigenous Australian, this family appears through Serpent (3). The strongest concentration is currently in Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies. This is a deterministic summary of 3 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies CONTENTS / PREFACE / INTRODUCTION / ANDREW LANG.; lines 2400-2492 high Serpent record
Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies CONTENTS / PREFACE / INTRODUCTION / ANDREW LANG.; lines 457-559 medium Serpent record
Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies CONTENTS / PREFACE / INTRODUCTION / ANDREW LANG.; lines 561-655 medium Serpent record
Islamicate Folklore

How This Tradition Tells It

3 occurrences

In Islamicate Folklore, this family appears through Serpent (3). The strongest concentration is currently in The Arabian Nights Entertainments. This is a deterministic summary of 3 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 3551-3629 high Serpent record
The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 3824-3922 high Serpent record
The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 4476-4585 high Serpent record
Ainu

How This Tradition Tells It

2 occurrences

In Ainu, this family appears through Serpent (2). The strongest concentration is currently in Aino Folk-Tales. This is a deterministic summary of 2 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
Aino Folk-Tales AINO FOLK-LORE. / I.--TALES ACCOUNTING FOR THE ORIGIN OF PHENOMENA. / II.--MORAL TALES. / IV.--MISCELLANEOUS TALES.; lines 1719-1809 high Serpent record
Aino Folk-Tales AINO FOLK-LORE. / I.--TALES ACCOUNTING FOR THE ORIGIN OF PHENOMENA. / II.--MORAL TALES. / IV.--MISCELLANEOUS TALES.; lines 1811-1905 medium Serpent record
Biblical

How This Tradition Tells It

2 occurrences

In Biblical, this family appears through Serpent (2). The strongest concentration is currently in Genesis and Numbers. This is a deterministic summary of 2 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
Genesis Genesis 3:1-7 medium Serpent record
Numbers Numbers 21:4-9 medium Serpent record
Daoist

How This Tradition Tells It

2 occurrences

In Daoist, this family appears through Dangerous Treasure Guarded By A Sleeping Dragon (1), Serpent (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer. This is a deterministic summary of 2 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer ON SWORDS. / CHAPTER XXXI. / THE OLD FISHERMAN. / CHAPTER XXXII.; lines 13952-14081 medium Dangerous Treasure Guarded By A Sleeping Dragon record
Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer THE OLD FISHERMAN. / CHAPTER XXXII. / CHAPTER XXXIII. / THE EMPIRE.; lines 16016-16460 medium Serpent record
Persian

How This Tradition Tells It

2 occurrences

In Persian, this family appears through Serpent (2). The strongest concentration is currently in The Persian Literature, Volume 2, The Gulistan. This is a deterministic summary of 2 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
The Persian Literature, Volume 2, The Gulistan CHAPTER VII / XVIII / CHAPTER VIII / XVIII; lines 4132-4180 medium Serpent record
The Persian Literature, Volume 2, The Gulistan XXXVIII / XXXIX / XLVII / XLVIII; lines 4352-4463 medium Serpent record
Converges

Shared Structure

The strongest convergence is around Serpent. These child motifs recur across several tradition clusters and give the family its shared structure.

Diverges

Local Emphasis

Daoist leans toward Dangerous Treasure Guarded By A Sleeping Dragon; Greek/Roman leans toward Serpent; Biblical leans toward Serpent; Norse leans toward Serpent; Roman leans toward Serpent; Greek leans toward Serpent.

Comparison Mode

Reading Rule

structuralthematiccontact not inferred

Timeline

Approximate eras from the cultural timeline index.
ca. 900-400 BCE

Pentateuch

Biblical - Ancient Israelite Torah composition and redaction - 2 tagged occurrences

ca. 800-300 BCE

The Upanishads

Hindu - Vedic and early philosophical Sanskrit tradition - 49 tagged occurrences

ca. 750-400 BCE

Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica

Greek - Archaic Greek poetic and hymnic tradition - 38 tagged occurrences

ca. 750-650 BCE

The Iliad

Greek - Archaic Greek heroic epic tradition - 38 tagged occurrences

ca. 300-100 BCE

Dhammapada, a Collection of Verses

Buddhist - Early Buddhist verse collection - 7 tagged occurrences

ca. 200 BCE-200 CE

The Song Celestial; Or, Bhagavad-Gita

Hindu - Sanskrit epic and devotional-philosophical tradition - 49 tagged occurrences

ca. 610-632 CE

The Koran (Al-Qur'an)

Islamic - Early Islamic revelation corpus - 23 tagged occurrences

ca. 800-1200 CE source traditions; 1905 retelling

Gods and Fighting Men

Celtic Irish - Medieval Irish mythic and heroic material - 8 tagged occurrences

ca. 800-1270 CE

The Poetic Edda

Norse - Old Norse mythological and heroic poetic tradition - 28 tagged occurrences

ca. 1100-1400 CE

The Mabinogion

Celtic Welsh - Medieval Welsh narrative and romance tradition - 8 tagged occurrences

1835-1849 CE compilation

Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland

Finnish/Karelian - Finnish/Karelian oral-poetry epic compilation - 25 tagged occurrences