God as son of giant — Mythoi

Motif

God as son of giant.

Mythological motifs. · Gods. · The gods in general. · Origin of the gods. · view the constellation · filed as A112.4

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter IX IX. The Worship of Trees
Indian / Hindu (Sanskrit epic) The Ramayan of Valmiki (Griffith verse translation) , Book 3, Canto 65
Indian / Hindu (Sanskrit epic) The Ramayan of Valmiki (Griffith verse translation) , Book 6, Canto 59
Hawaiian Legends of Maui and Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes , 18 PELE AND THE OWh GHOST-GOD
Norse The Poetic Edda , HYMISKVITHA HYMISKVITHA

Filed across the traditions

Icel. MacCulloch Eddic 139 (Loki), 324 (Odin, Vili, and Ve), Boberg.

Within the index

Filed under Birth of gods.

2 finer motifs beneath it

God as son of giantess Goddess as daughter of giant

Filed beside it

God from incestuous union Male and female creators beget gods Gods born from various parts of creator's body God as son of nine giantesses Gods as sons of supreme god God born from peculiar part of parent's body God from adulterous union Gods borne by human woman Divine child cast out at birth Child born from union of God with hen

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