The constellation
F610 Remarkably strong man. (Strong John). (Cf. X940, X959.1.)
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- Remarkably strong woman · F610.0.1 entry
- Wild man of superhuman strength · F610.1 entry
- Dwarf-hero of superhuman strength · F610.2 entry
- Warrior of special strength (Berserk). (Cf. F1041.8.6.) · F610.3 entry
- Man with strength of many men · F610.4 entry
- Man with strength of animals · F610.5 entry
- Man so strong that he breaks most of what he gets in touch with. (Cf. F614.3-F614.6.) · F610.6 entry
- Strong man is so heavy that no horse can carry him all day. (Cf. F681.8.) · F610.7 entry
- Strong man so heavy that only his own horse can carry him · F610.8 entry
- Strong man accomplishes superhuman tasks when God's spirit is over him · F610.9 entry
- Strong man's birth and rearing · F611 entry
- Strong hero sent from home · F612 entry
- Strong man makes labor contract · F613 entry
- Strong man's labors · F614 entry
- Strong man evades death. Vain attempts to kill him · F615 entry
- Mighty pugilist · F616 entry
- Mighty wrestler · F617 entry
- Strong man tames animals · F618 entry
- Strong man: tree-puller. Can uproot and carry off trees. (Cf. F611.3.1, F614.2.) · F621 entry
- Mighty blower. Man turns mill with his blowing. (Cf. X935.) · F622 entry
- Strong man holds up mountain · F623 entry
- Mighty lifter · F624 entry
- Strong man: breaker of iron. (Cf. X946.) · F625 entry
- Strong man pulls down mountains · F626 entry
keeps company
- Cycnus. Cuts off heads of strangers in order to build temple of heads · G315 entry
- Illegitimate child exposed. (Cf. S12.2.1, T640.) · S312 entry
- Transformation (general) · D0 entry
- Seed mixed with blood as love charm. (Cf. D971.) · D1355.3.1 entry
- Transformation combat. Fight between contestants who strive to outdo each other in successive transformations · D615 entry
- Poison of hydra corrodes the skin · F1041.5 entry
- Two persons with bodies joined. Siamese twins · F523 entry
- Ascent to sky on cloud · F61.1 entry
cross-ref
- Remarkably strong hands. (Cf. F610.) · F552.2 entry
- Witch has extraordinary bodily strength. (Cf. D1830, F610.) · G221.3 entry
- Saint in anger shows strength: wall broken by his kick. (Cf. F610.) · V229.14 entry
- Lie: remarkably strong man · X940 entry
- Lie: hero breaking wen causes wall to fall down. (Cf. D1562.3, F610.) · X959.1 entry
Thompson cites
- The Library (Bibliotheca) · BOOK II, ch. VII