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B23. Man-bull. Cf. E731.13. Kirial 11-12: homocentaurus.
(B23.1. Minotaur. Body of man, head of buil. Result of union of woman with buil.)
B23.3. Man with (two) horns on his head. Cf. F511.3. SigrgFr 70 ch. 8: and divided
hooves, »klaufir å fotum og sitt horn ur hverjum vanga«.
B25. Man-dog. Cf. B635; F551.1.2. SturlSt 623, 632, ch. 17, 20; Sigf> 177 ch. 27.
B25.1. Man with dog's head. Heimslysing in Hb 166; Sigb 177 ch. 27: Cenoefali
i.e. Cynochefali.
B27. Man-lion. Heimslysing 153: Mantikæra with man’s face, lion’s body, drake’s
tail, etc.
B29. Other combinations of beast and man.
B29.5. Man-wolf. Cf. D113.1.1. GislaS XXXII11: man with wolf’s head (in dream);
Blomst 17-19 ch. 10: »fingålpt«, cf. B21.1.
B29.6. Man-elk. HrolfKr 54 ch. 20 (FAS I 54-56).
B30. Mythical birds. Cf. A165.1; A878.3.4.-6.
B30.2. Mythical cock. Cf. A661.1.0.5; A673.2; A878.3.6; Z65.2.
B31. Giant birds.
B31.2. The bird Garn. Cf. D199.5; F531.1.8.6; G211.9; R138.2. OOdd 118-20 (FAS
II 230), Bosa 28 ff., 89 ff., 108-13 (ib. III 210-13, 233), Part 33: as ogre with
iron beak and claws, cf. SturlSt 612 ch. 12: »likari gammsklom enn manna nogl-
um«; OOdd 120 (FAS II 231-32), EgÅsm II 3-4, FloresS XXI 2-10, KåraK
ch. 1, 18: flies with human being; Bosa 20, 62, 104 (FAS III 207 ch. 6 ff., 233
ch. 10): Gam’s egg, cf. B. Nerman in Saga och Sed 1953; Kirial 16: Garn in
prince’s banner.
B40. Bird-beasts.
B41. Bird-liorse.
B41.2. Flying horse. Cf. A136.1.2.1.; A171.1.
B42. Griffin. Kirial 70-71; Heimslysing in Hb 153.
B44. Bird-bear. Hr61fKr 68-71 ch. 23 (FAS I 69-71); cf. Saxo lib. II c. VI11, Herrm
174.
B50. Bird-men.
B51. Sphinx.Ci.B21.
B53. Siren. Cf. F420.5.2.1.1.
B57. Bird with a man's head: finngålkn. Cf. B21.1; G211.9. Njåla CXIX 45; (y.)
OOdd 128 ff. (FAS II 243).
B70. Fish-beasts. Cf. B91.5.
B72. Sea-cow. Cf. B184.2.2.2.
B80. Fish-men. Cf. E271; F420.
B80.1. Seal-man. Cf. B17.2.1.
B81. Mermaid. Cf. F420.1.2; R137.
B81.0.1. Mermaids are like fishes in the water, like men on land. FloresS XXII 8.
B81.2. Mermaid marries man.
B81.2.1. Mermaid has son by human father. f>i5r I 46, II 63, 394.