The constellation
G321 Cliff-ogre. Kicks victims over cliff
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- Pusher-into-hole · G321.1 entry
- Ogress at a spot along the road takes toll of lives · G321.2 entry
keeps company
- Rectum snakes. Snakes which creep into living man and devour him · G328 entry
- Pot-tilter. Ogre who tilts a pot so that victims are drawn into it · G331 entry
- Sucking monster. Giant (sometimes a giant hall or cave) sucks in victims · G332 entry
- Man with fire moccasins. They set fire to surroundings · G345 entry
- Killing trees threaten hero · H1522 entry
- Suitor contest: bending bow of woman's absent husband · H331.4.2 entry
- Loser in bride-race must die · H331.5.0.1 entry
- Suitor contest: race with bride's father · H331.5.2 entry
- Test of resourcefulness: putting thread through coils of snail shell. Thread tied to ant who pulls it through · H506.4 entry
- Solvers of riddles · H561 entry
Thompson cites
- The Library (Bibliotheca) · APOLLODORI BIBLIOTHECA, ch. 33
attested in
- Tales of the North American Indians · Tale 44