The constellation
H1538 Drowning test. Unavailing attempt to drown hero
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- Heat test. Attempt to kill hero by burning him in fire · H1511 entry
- Caring for the child: child killed · K1461 entry
- Diving match won by deception · K16 entry
- Substituted arrows. Hero given arrows with soft points and sent after dangerous enemies. The deception discovered and the enemy discomfited · K1617 entry
- Snapping door. Traps victims · K736 entry
- Captured animals avenge themselves · Q385 entry
- Precocious infant · T585 entry
- Supernatural growth. (Cf. T585.) · T615 entry
- Precocious speech. (Cf. T585.) · T615.1 entry
- Sun father-in-law · A226 entry
cross-ref
Thompson cites
- The Kalevala · Rune XXXI
attested in
- Tales of the North American Indians · Tale 39