Water-giants — Mythoi

Motif

Water-giants.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Water-spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F420.1.4.9

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Germanic Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes , Tale 183 183.— THE GIANT AND THE TAILOR.
Australian Aboriginal Australian Legendary Tales and More Australian Legendary Tales , 56 The Legend of Nar-oong-owie,
Indian / Hindu (Sanskrit epic) The Ramayan of Valmiki (Griffith verse translation) , Book 3, Canto 35

Filed across the traditions

Icelandic Boberg.

Within the index

Filed under Water-spirits in abnormal form.

Filed beside it

Body of water-spirit is half human and half fish or snake Water-spirits have body covered with fish scales Water-spirits as dwarfs. (Cf. F451.) Water-spirits have hunchback. (Cf. F451.2.1.4.) Water-spirits with human body and webbed feet and hands Water-spirits with horse feet Water-spirits with green hair and beard Water-spirits with green teeth Water-spirit with extraordinarily long hair

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Ogress lives in water. (Cf. F420.1.4.9, F426.)

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