Relation of mountain-men and human beings — Mythoi

Motif

Relation of mountain-men and human beings.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Mountain-spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F460.4

Within the index

Filed under Mountain-spirits. (Huldra.)

8 finer motifs beneath it

Mountain-girl marries mortal man. Supernaturally strong man as offspring Helpful mountain-men Mountain-men leave broken implement for man to mend Malevolent mountain-men Mountain-men borrow from peasant Failure to bless mountains gives mountain-men power Mountain-man as godfather Visit to mountain-men

Filed beside it

Mountain spirits as souls of dead Appearance of mountain men Characteristics of mountain-men Amusements of mountain-folk Rübezahl. A mountain and storm spirit

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Giants marry human beings. (Cf. F420.6.1, F460.4, and cross references.)

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