Headless body
A motif · Form · Thompson F511.0.1, Marvels
4 figures carry it.
Nearby in Thompson's index
Motifs this bestiary also holds from F511.0 and below. The codes are the index's; the names and counts are ours.
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F511.0.1Faceless stranger reveals true form at startling moment 4 figures -
F511.0.1Floating detached head with organs 1 figure -
F511.0.2Oversized head disproportionate to body 5 figures
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These humanoid creatures lack the familiar structure of a head atop their shoulders, instead bearing their facial features directly upon their chests.
possesses no discernible head, arms, or upper body
This supernatural equine is described as a large, powerful mule without a head, its neck ending in a stump from which bright flames erupt, illuminating its path through the darkness.
Kabandha appears in the Ramayana as a Rakshasa of grotesque form, described across sources as a hairy, mountain-sized being with no head or neck, a single vast eye and a fanged mouth set into his chest or belly, and enormously long arms that serve him in place of legs.