Fettering of underground monster

Motif

Fettering of underground monster.

Mythological motifs. · World calamities and renewals. · Fettered monster's escape at end of world. · view the constellation · filed as A1071

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general Gaster Thespis 160, 329.

Within the index

Filed under Fettered monster's escape at end of world. Giant, or monster, is fettered in depths of the earth. His movement causes earthquakes. When he succeeds in freeing himself from the fetters and escapes, the world will end.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Underground monster fettered by trick. Is persuaded to try on fetters. (Sometimes told of fettering Satan, who plays same role.) Forging of chain for fettered monster. Smiths hit once in three or four times on the bare anvil. All of these blows go to forging chains for the monster (devil)

Filed beside it

Birth of monsters as sign at end of world Form of fettered monster Fettered monster's captivity End of world heralded by coming of Antichrist, a gigantic destructive one-eyed monster

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