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Motif

Fight with dragon.

Animals. · Mythical animals. · Mythical beasts and hybrids. · view the constellation · filed as B11.11

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Greek *Frazer Apollodorus 27 no. 4 (Apollo and Python), I 153 n. 1 (Bellerophon and Chimera)
  • Celtic MacCulloch Celtic 130ff.
  • Irish myth Cross
  • Icel. *Boberg
  • Jewish Neuman, Gaster Thespis 140 ff., 326ff.
  • Egyptian Müller 127
  • Persian Carnoy 266, 270, 273, 322, *325, 329f.
  • Hindu Keith 33 (Indra)
  • India *Thompson-Balys
  • Armenian Ananikian 77
  • Japanese Anesaki 228
  • Chinese Werner 224, 361, Eberhard FFC CXX 105, 138
  • Arabian Burton I 172. – English: Wells Manual of Writings 16 (Guy of Warwick), 115 (Sir Eglamour), 117 (Torrent of Portyngale)
  • Missouri French Carrière
  • Africa (Fang) Einstein 44, 47. – Cf. *Olrik Ragnarök 57ff. (fight with giant serpent).
  • general *Type 300
  • general *BP I 547
  • general *Smith Dragon 79ff., 104
  • general *Róheim Drachen und Drachenkämpfer
  • general *Norlind Skattsägner 67f., *Liebrecht Zur Volkskunde 70
  • general **von Sydow Sigurds Strid med Fåvne
  • general *Schoepperle Tristan and Isolt I 204 nn. 1, 2
  • general Clouston Pop. Tales and Fictions I 155ff.
  • general *Spence 80
  • general *E. Siecke Drachenkämpfe
  • general Fb "Jörgen" II 67a (St. George and the Dragon). Germanic: Hdwb. d. Abergl. II 371
  • general Heusler Altnordische Dichtung und Prosa von Jung Sigurd (Sitzungsberichte der Berliner Akad. v. Wissenschaften, 1919, 162–195)

…and 2 more.

Within the index

Filed under Dragon.

8 finer motifs beneath it
Dragon fight: respite granted and dragon returns with renewed strength Hero's dogs (horse) prevent dragon's heads from rejoining body. (Cf. B11.2.3.) Dragon combats attack with showers of fiery spines Dragon fight in order to free princess Dragon fight in order to free man Dragon fight in order to free lion Woman as dragon-slayer Dragon doubles his demand after men's rebellion
Filed beside it
Origin of dragon Form of dragon Habitat of dragon Dragon's habits Powers of dragon Deeds of dragons Dragon as rain-spirit Dragon as power of good Dragon as power of evil. So considered everywhere except in the East, where are also found beneficent dragons Sacrifice of human being to dragon Other traits of dragon
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Milk of two king's children protects hero in dragon fight. (Cf. B11.11, D1043.) Boy sends magic spear against six-headed ogre and slays him. (Cf. B11.11.)
Carried in tale types

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