The constellation
K18 Throwing contest won by deception
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- Throwing contest: trickster shouts. He is trying to warn the people beyond the sea with his cry. The ogre is intimidated. (Cf. K12.1.) · K18.1 entry
- Throwing contest: golden club on the cloud. Trickster shows the ogre the club he has thrown. (Really only a bright spot on the cloud.) (Cf. K1746.) · K18.2 entry
- Throwing contest: bird substituted for stone. The ogre throws a stone; the hero a bird which flies out of sight · K18.3 entry