Fairies as giants — Mythoi

Motif

Fairies as giants.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Appearance of fairies. · view the constellation · filed as F232.6

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Body of fairy.

Filed beside it

Fairies have hollow backs Fairies have breasts long enough to throw over their shoulders Fairies with unusually large ears Fairies have long hair Fairies have hairy bodies Elves have only half a thumb Fairy has long tail. (Cf. F460.1.5, F518.)

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Wood-spirit gigantic. (Cf. F232.6, F531.)

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