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Serpent Maiden
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Possible Region: SW Europe
Time Period: Unknown
Appearances in Literature: Unknown
Sources: The Folktale by Stith Thompson

Tale:

"The hero marries her, nevertheless, and the helper saves his life by killing the serpent which creeps from her mouth to strangle the bridegroom. She may be ridded of the serpents by cutting her in two, or by hanging her head downward so that they come out of her mouth."

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