Giant with dragon-scales for feet — Mythoi

Motif

Giant with dragon-scales for feet.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Remarkable persons. · Exceptionally large or small men. · view the constellation · filed as F531.1.3.1

Filed across the traditions

Greek Frazer Apollodorus I 43 n. 2. → on our shelf: The Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK I, ch. VI

Within the index

Filed under Feet (legs) of giant.

Filed beside it

Giant with heels in front. (Cf. A526.8, F451.2.2.1, F517.1.5, G303.4.5.6.) One-footed giant Giant's step leaves deep furrows Giant fleet of foot despite size Giant with feet so large they cannot be moved

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Transformation: god to animal Transformation to escape death Magic helmet Helmet renders invisible. (Cf. D1101.4.) Immortality bestowed Giant immortal so long as he touches land of his birth Typhon. Human down to thighs; coil of vipers below. Dragon heads from his hands. Bigger than mountains Lecherous father. Unnatural father wants to marry his daughter. (Manekine.)

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